The Ordinary Christian Podcast

By Craig Thompson

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Episodes: 155

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A podcast dedicated to real people like you, seeking to live out your Christian faith in the ordinary aspects of everyday life.

Episode Date
Episode 155: Wisdom from Ecclesiastes
May 19, 2026
Episode 154: Fighting For Your Family
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 153: Finding Yourself Through Surrender to Christ with Blake Guichet
Mar 28, 2026
Episode 152: I Want My Children to Be Privileged
Mar 20, 2026
Episode 151: Christian Engagement with Culture
Mar 12, 2026
Episode 150: Apologetical Preaching
Mar 06, 2026
Episode 149: Idiotic Things People Did in the Bible with Ray Comfort
Feb 26, 2026
Episode 148: The Love Language that Matters Most with Gary Chapman
Feb 20, 2026
Episode 147: Reaching Men Through the Outdoors with Bryant Sims
Feb 12, 2026
Episode 146: Overcoming Hurdles to Adoption with the Doweys and Lifeline Children's Services
Feb 05, 2026
Episode 145: A Few Tips for Learning and Applying God's Word
Jan 23, 2026
Episode 144: How Should I Pray?
Jan 16, 2026
Episode 143: Ignite Your Life with Barry Meguiar
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 142: The Lion Within Us with Chris Grainger
Dec 30, 2025
Episode 141: Christmas Traditions 2025 Edition
Dec 18, 2025
Episode 140: You Can Share Your Story (and You Should)!
Nov 21, 2025
Episode 139: What is a Christian?
Nov 13, 2025
EPISODE 138: Practicing Life Together with Paul Gutackers
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 137: Fighting For Your Family
Oct 23, 2025
Episode 136: Boyd Bailey and the Power of Generosity
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 135: Join A Church
Oct 03, 2025
Episode 134: Do Not Allow Those Who Do Not Understand the Mission to Define the Mission
Sep 25, 2025
Episode 133: Don't Allow Violence to Silence your Witness
Sep 12, 2025
Episode 132: You Need a Small Group
Sep 05, 2025
Episode 131: A Little Theology of Exercise with David Mathis
Aug 28, 2025
Episode 130: What is Baptism and Why Is it A Big Deal?
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 129: The Multigenerational Church Crisis with Bryan Chapell
Aug 15, 2025
Do Hard Things Today
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 127: Death Comes for Us All
Jul 25, 2025
Episode 126: The Freshman 15 With Travis Agnew
Jul 03, 2025
EPISODE 125: SBC ANNUAL MEETING RECAP WITH CHRIS HEFNER
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 124: Jerrad Lopes and the Dad Tired Podcast
Jun 05, 2025
EPISODE 123: NEXT STEPS TO REACH THE NEXT GENERATION IN YOUR CHURCH
May 30, 2025
EPISODE 122: SO YOU WANT TO LEAD
May 22, 2025
Episode 121: A Word to High School Graduates
May 15, 2025
Episode 120: Responding to God's Call with Greg Galuppi
May 01, 2025
EPISODE 119: STOP MAKING EXCUSES, START TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
Apr 25, 2025
EPISODE 118: KEEP DOING THE SMALL THINGS
Apr 11, 2025
EPISODE 117: MAKING CHURCH A SPECIAL PLACE FOR EVERYONE WITH ERIN TAYLOR
Apr 02, 2025
EPISODE 116: 10 LESSONS FROM 25 YEARS OF MINISTRY
Mar 27, 2025
EPISODE 115: BEING A HEALTHY MEMBER OF YOUR CHURCH
Mar 20, 2025
Episode 114: Finding the Right Church...and When to Leave
Mar 14, 2025
Episode 113: You Are Not The Only One
Mar 05, 2025
Episode 112: Caregiving with Grit and Grace with Jess Ronne
Feb 18, 2025
Episode 111: Calling out the called with Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 110: The Path to Being a Pastor
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 109: Abide in Christ
Jan 16, 2025
Episode 108: Reading Suggestions for 2025
Jan 09, 2025
Episode 107: No Bad Days. Fighting Cancer with Paul Davis
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 106: What Do You Stand to Lose?
Sep 19, 2024
Episode 105: The Long-Term Impact of Short-Term Mission Trips with Brian Garbade
Sep 06, 2024
Episode 104: The Religion of American Greatness with Paul Miller
Aug 22, 2024
Episode 103: Reclaiming Childhood with Angela Thompson
Aug 16, 2024
Episode 102: Untangling Critical Race Theory with Ed Uszynski
Aug 08, 2024
Episode 101: Made For Friendship- A Conversation With the Thompsons and the Tolberts
Jul 25, 2024
Episode 100: Prioritize Real Connections and Other Lessons from 2020
Jun 07, 2024
Episode 99: How to Listen to a Sermon without Dying
May 23, 2024
Episode 98: Moving Forward After Messing Up with Chris Rappazini
May 16, 2024
Episode 97: A Theology of Play with Kevin Gushiken
May 09, 2024
Episode 96: Bread and Bibles-A Conversation about D. L. Moody with Greg Quiggle
May 02, 2024
Episode 95: Choosing To Say No as a Parent with Adam Whiteside and Keven Newsome
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 94: A Theology of Exercise with David Mathis
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 93: Finding Joy in the Struggle
Apr 04, 2024
Episode 92: Bryan Plyler-Losing My Voice and Finding a Fuller Ministry
Mar 28, 2024
Episode 91: The Boys Are Not Alright. But They Can Be.
Mar 21, 2024
Episode 90: 7 Steps for Spiritual Discernment
Mar 14, 2024
Episode 89: God’s Hand in Difficult Days with Rob Tims
Mar 07, 2024
Episode 88: Creating the New Testament Canon with Benjamin Laird
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 87: The Burden and Gift of Living with Alan Noble
Feb 22, 2024
Episode 86: Spiritual Disciplines as a Communal Way of Life with Jared Patrick Boyd
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 85: Healthy Habits as Spiritual Disciplines
Feb 01, 2024
Episode 84: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News with Jeffrey Bilbro
Jan 25, 2024
Episode 83: C. S. Lewis in America with Mark Noll
Jan 16, 2024
Episode 82: Myths and Realities of Marriage with Lyman Stone
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 81: There is Joy in Your Trials
Nov 22, 2023
Episode 80: Sin and Redemption in Genesis 3 with Brian Owen
Aug 24, 2023
Episode 79: Nancy Pearcey and the Toxic War on Masculinity
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 78: Living for Jesus in an Unbelieving Family
Jun 22, 2023
Episode 77: Fostering, Adoption, and Orphan Care with Angela Thompson
Jun 15, 2023
Episode 76: Practicing Self-Awareness with Terry Linhart
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 75: C. S. Lewis for a New Generation with Louis Markos
May 31, 2023
Episode 74: Lies Young Women Believe with Ginger Chestnut
May 24, 2023
Episode 73: Habits of Hospitality
May 18, 2023
Episode 72: What You Should and Should Not Say At A Funeral
May 10, 2023
Episode 71: The Future is Analog with David Sax
May 03, 2023
Episode 70: The Wolf in Their Pockets with Chris Martin
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 69: Evangelism Instead of Excuses
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 68: A Changed Life with Lanny Gunter
Mar 02, 2023
Episode 67: Building Young Men of Character and Consequence with Mark Hodge
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 66: The Missional Need for Army Chaplains
Feb 16, 2023
Episode 65: Restoring Trust with Craigan Blankenship
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 64: Santa, the Defender of Orthodoxy, and Other Christmas Traditions
Dec 22, 2022
Episode 63: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact with Bethany Melton
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 62: Home for the Holidays
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 61: Grace at Work with Bryan Chapell
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 60: The True Gospel with Matt Reynolds of Barbell Logic
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 59: Commit to Community
Aug 23, 2022
Episode 58: Decisions Before Discipleship
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 57: How To Create A Healthy Student Ministry
Jul 27, 2022
Episode 56: Coaches Investing In The Next Generation of Young Men with Jake Morris
Apr 14, 2022
Episode 55: What is Secularism and Why Should You Care?
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 54: Habits of the Household with Justin Whitmel Earley
Mar 17, 2022
Episode 53: Christians and the News
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 52: How You Can Make Your Church Healthier Today with Brian Croft
Oct 28, 2021
Episode 51: The Tax You Do Not Owe
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 50: Be A Friend
Sep 30, 2021
Episode 49: The Myths of Marriage
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 48: Biblical Complementarianism with Joel Rainey
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 47: Navigating the Dangers of Cell Phone Abuse in Teen Culture with Adam Whiteside
May 27, 2021
Episode 46: Mentoring, Coaching, Parenting and Locker Room Ministry with Thomas Austin
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 45: Faithfully Managing Social Media with Matt Rogers
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 44: Cultural Vertigo and Modern Morality with Carl Trueman
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 43: Personal Evangelism with Tim Beougher
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 42: Evangelicals and the Environment with Tom Mullikin
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 41-- How Friendship is Stronger than Politics and Real Facts on COVID Vaccines with Dr. Russ Blackwelder
Feb 10, 2021
Episode 40: Aesthetics and the Christian Life with Matt Crawford
Feb 02, 2021
Episode 39: A Guide To Better Thinking
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 38: Seven Arrows with Donny Mathis
Jan 05, 2021
Episode 37: Developing a Christian Worldview with Tony Beam pt. 2
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 36: Developing a Christian Worldview with Tony Beam
Nov 18, 2020
Episode 35: Sports Ministry With Aaron Shaw
Nov 12, 2020
Episode 34: Blue-Collar Christianity
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 33: The Art of Rest with Adam Mabry
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 32: Building Your Parenting Toolbox
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 31: Overcoming Your Fear of Public Prayer
Oct 06, 2020
Episode 30: A Conversation on Purity, Pop Music, and the Pornification of American Culture
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 29–Murder, Grace, American Ninja Warrior, and Family Life With Sean Clayton
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 28: A Godly Man Might Not Be What You Think
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 27–Ministry Burnout, Motherhood, and God’s Healing Grace With Ashley Turner
Sep 02, 2020
Episode 26- Why The Local Church Matters with Luke Tolbert
Aug 26, 2020
Episode 25-Be Still And Know: A Conversation With Dr. Brian Gregor
Aug 19, 2020
Episode 24: Marketplace Ministry With Jason Fletcher
Aug 12, 2020
Episode 23- How Can I Be Sure of My Salvation?
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 22-From South Carolina to North Africa: A Conversation on the Missionary Process
Jul 15, 2020
Episode 21: The Extraordinary Impact of Ordinary Ministry with Chris Hefner
Jul 09, 2020
Episode 20: How Long Does It Take To Write A Sermon?
Jul 01, 2020
Episode 19: Make Your Marriage Better Today
Jun 25, 2020
Episode 18: Practical Discipleship for Dads–An Interview With D. J. Horton
Jun 17, 2020
Episode 17: Barbell Christianity
Jun 10, 2020
Episode 16: Race Relations and The Church with Stephen Splawn Part 2
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 15: Race Relations and the Church with Stephen Splawn Part 1
May 27, 2020
Episode 14- Checklist For A Healthy Church
May 20, 2020
Episode 13: An Ordinary Guide to Social Media
May 13, 2020
Episode 12: Theological Fitness- An Interview With Aimee Byrd
May 06, 2020
Episode 11: Security Is An Illusion and Other Lessons From The International Mission Field--An Interview With Zane Pratt
Apr 28, 2020
Episode 10: Parenting After The Pandemic
Apr 22, 2020
Episode 9: Why Online Worship Leaves You Wanting More
Apr 13, 2020
Episode 8: Learning to Slow Down
Apr 08, 2020
Episode 7: Don’t Lead Your Children To Sin
Mar 31, 2020
Episode 6: Being The Church During Hard Days
Mar 24, 2020
Episode 5: Some Suggested Reading for Your Social Distancing
Mar 17, 2020
Episode 4: How Should Christians Care for the Sick?
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 3: Get The Most Out of Your Church
Mar 02, 2020
Episode 2: Have A Better Quiet Time
Feb 24, 2020
Episode 1: Ministry in the Margins
Feb 17, 2020