Pocket Theology

By Zion • Clear Lake

Pocket theology is a casual discussion podcast rooted in the pursuit of everyday encouragement for the Christian. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, we definitely have some fun, and ultimately try... more

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The podcast currently has 259 episodes available.

Pocket Theology episodes:

September 16, 2026 The Slow Death of Cultural Christianity • S4E14
More people are walking away from the version of Christianity they grew up with. But not all of them are walking away from Jesus.
Jason and Jadan get into the difference between deconstruction and destruction, why cultural Christianity was always going to run out of steam, and what the logos/ethos/pathos framework reveals about where the church went wrong — and what's drawing people back. They also get into embedded vs. deliberative theology, and why hunger for something real might be exactly what God is using right now.
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53min
September 02, 2026 Your Body Is a Temple. Are You Treating It Like One? w special guest Derek Saltou • S4E13
Most Christians talk about the body being a temple — and then don't think much about it after that. Derek Saltou does this for a living, and he's got some thoughts.
Jason sits down with Derek (owner of Chiron Built Fitness) to talk about what physical discipline and spiritual discipline actually have in common, how fitness can quietly become an idol, and why the connection between caring for your body and caring for your soul is more direct than most people realize. They also get into the empathy trap, Paul's growth from Galatians to Timothy, and why "do whatever he tells you" might be the most underrated verse in the Bible.
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51min
August 26, 2026Spiritual Disciplines Aren't About Striving. They're About Opening Up. • S4E12
Most people hear "spiritual disciplines" and either feel guilty they're not doing them or nervous they're going to become legalistic about them. Both reactions miss the point.
Jason and Jadan walk through the full list — meditation, prayer, fasting, study, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, and more — and make the case that these aren't boxes to check. They're the process of making yourself available to what God is already doing. You can't get the grade without doing the homework.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
spiritual disciplines explained
how to grow spiritually
prayer fasting and meditation for Christians
Richard Foster celebration of discipline
spiritual formation and habits
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1h 2min
August 19, 2026You're Not Looking for Rest. You're Looking for Jesus. • S4E11
Everyone's chasing rest — and still waking up exhausted. Here's the problem: we're looking in the wrong place.
Jason and Jadan wrap up their series on rest by getting into how your personality wiring shapes where you look for rest, why making rest about yourself is exactly the wrong move, and what Jesus actually means in Matthew 11 when he says his burden is light. Spoiler: the rest he's offering isn't a nap. It's a yoke.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
finding rest in Jesus
Matthew 11 28-30 explained
spiritual rest and burnout
personality and spiritual formation
Romans 12 living sacrifice
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57min
August 12, 2026Rest Was Never Just for You • S4E10
Everyone talks about rest like it's a personal thing — a quiet morning, a day off, time to recharge. But the Bible never designed it that way.
Jason and Jadan pick up where they left off on rest and rhythm, getting into why "I connect with God in nature" isn't the whole picture, what liturgy actually means, and why the communities that still know how to rest together tend to be the ones with the least — not the most.
Rest was always meant to be communal. And somewhere along the way, we forgot that.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
Christian community and rest
what is biblical Sabbath
liturgy explained simply
why Christians need community
rest and spiritual formation
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56min
August 05, 2026Stop Resting From Work. Start Working From Rest. • S4E9
Everybody's busy. Nobody's resting. And the advice to "find more balance" or "create more margin" isn't actually helping.
Jason and Jadan get into why balance is an illusion, why margin is a trap we define for ourselves, and why rhythm is the word the Bible actually points to. They also get honest about why church is often the first thing people cut when life gets full — and what that's actually costing them.
The goal of rest isn't to recover from work. It's to fuel it.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
Christian rest and burnout
biblical rhythm and Sabbath
why balance is a myth
how to rest as a Christian
busyness and faith
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44min
July 29, 2026 You're Probably Not Outside God's Will • S4E8
Most people afraid of missing God's will are asking the wrong question — and it's keeping them paralyzed.
Jason and Jadan get into why God's will is a lot bigger than most Christians think, what Jesus actually said it boils down to, and why "I don't have peace about it" doesn't always mean what we think it does. Plus — why wisdom and community matter more than waiting for a sign.
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46min
July 22, 2026Your Calling Can Change. Your Purpose Can't. • S4E7
A lot of people are out here searching for their calling when what they actually want is their purpose. Those aren't the same thing — and mixing them up is where a lot of anxiety starts.
Jason and Jadan break down the difference between purpose and calling, why your calling is seasonal but your purpose isn't, and what happens when people tie their identity so tightly to a calling that losing it feels like losing everything. They also get into why overspiritalizing calling keeps people stuck — and why sometimes God's answer is just take a step.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
difference between purpose and calling
how to find your calling
Christian purpose and fulfillment
what does God call us to do
identity and calling in the Bible
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51min
July 15, 2026Knowing About God Is Not the Same as Knowing God • S4E6
You can know every Bible verse, win every theological argument, and still not actually know God. That's not a hot take — it's the whole point.
Jason and Jadan dig into one of the most important distinctions in the Christian life: the difference between knowledge of God and knowing God. They get into why seminary can kill your love for Jesus, what it means to participate with scripture instead of just read it, and why community isn't optional if you want to actually grow.
Honest, a little uncomfortable, and worth the listen.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
knowing God vs knowing about God
how to grow closer to God
knowledge of God and spiritual formation
why Bible knowledge isn't enough
AW Tozer pursuit of God
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1h 1min
July 08, 2026What the Gym Taught Me About Church • S4E5
What if the gym and the church have more in common than you think?
Jason and Jadan sit down with Derek Salzo (Kirn Built Fitness) and Calvin Becker (Flow Institute Mason City) — two guys who love Jesus and have built communities around CrossFit and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. They get into their faith journeys, what it means to meet people where they are, why showing up consistently changes everything, and what the church could learn from the gym floor.
Turns out servant leadership, belonging, and making people feel seen look pretty much the same whether you're rolling on a mat or sitting in a pew.
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TOP 5 TOPICS / KEYWORDS
faith and fitness
Christian community and belonging
what church can learn from the gym
servant leadership and discipleship
showing up consistency and spiritual growth
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1h 9min

FAQs about Pocket Theology:

How many episodes does Pocket Theology have?

The podcast currently has 259 episodes available.