The C.O.D.E of Man

In the second half of the discussion on the experience of life's problems, Mike and Corey bring the conversation to a close by settling in on how God uses the problems of life to transform us and that he never leaves us to walk through the troubles alone. The journey of suffering is about spiritual maturing in three areas: Humility, Faith and Surrender.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

Have you found life to be troublesome at times? Job said it (Job 14:1), Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

So, what are we to make of the problems that seem to sometimes fill our days? Can we find some point to it all? In this episode Mike and Corey begin a dialogue on why God allows these troubles, even brings suffering into our lives at times, and how we can move from "Oh my, what in the world!?" to "OK Lord, bring on the pain!"

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

Something which every believer will need to wrestle with at some point is, "What is God calling me to do with my life?" Obviously, lose it for Jesus, live in and for the kingdom, but where and how? Am I to be in "full time" ministry? Is there really any other kind?

In this episode we sit down with Missionary Dallas Brown, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and discuss how to know what and where God is calling you to serve in. If you are interested in missions, this will be an episode you don't want to miss.

You can learn more about Dallas and his wife Ashley by visiting their website...** Browns 2 Africa **

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

In this second part to last week's episode, we continue to share some of the rich experiences of this year's Way of Holiness Conference. This week we are sharing the teaching Mike did on the role of Spiritual Disciplines in our spiritual transformation, from Saturday morning of the conference. And, back from the "Whoknowswhere" is our friend Rollin Napoleon to help introduce the lesson!

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

We, here at the Undisclosed Location, just wrapped up our third annual "Way of Holiness Conference," a fantastic and enriching three-day conference of learning the practice of spiritual disciplines to help us grow in holiness and wholeness.

Our theme this year was "Slow Your Pace, Shrink Your World, Shepherd Your Heart." Our primary text for the conference comes from Isaiah 35...

“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them…And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness” (35:1,8)

We absolutely need to be men who are set on following Jesus in this Desert Way described in Isaiah 35, and the best way for us to include you in that is to share the opening of the conference, which Mike "Overtrek," had the privilege to lead on the Friday evening opening session.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

In part one we waded into the subject of abortion and the proper Christian response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade. In the conclusion we go ahead and talk gun rights v. gun violence, and this strange thing called Christian Nationalism. 

“Be careful,” warned Nietzsche, “lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon.” I see the confusion of politics and religion as one of the greatest barriers to grace. C. S. Lewis once said that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away grace for power, a temptation the church has often been unable to resist.” ― Philip Yancey, Christians and Politics, Uneasy Partners (2012)

All the world argues over their man, their party, their rights, etc. What we have been called to is a citizenship above the madness. A national identity and politic that fits in any place, under any government, with any group.

Can you truly say with Paul today, Phil. 3:20-21, "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself."

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

This week we are joined again by Graham Glover, straight out of Gainesville, for a discussion on politics. It is a topic we do not address often, but we certainly do not avoid. The key is, as citizens of heaven and of the kingdom of God first, how are we to live in these crazy times we find ourselves in?

A headline from a couple of weeks ago asked the question, “Is the world actually falling apart, or does it just feel that way?” Good question. And the answer is multi-layered to be sure, all of which cannot be explored here and now. Though we suppose the best short answer would be “Yes, it does feel that way, and yes, there are a lot of problems that seem to be getting out of control, but, for followers of Jesus, we need not panic.”

In this first of a two-part series, we talk with Graham about the right sort of Biblical and Christlike responses we should have to some of the biggest issues of our day. In part one we talk the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and what that means for disciples of Christ in America.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

C.O.D.E. Men go on mission for God! In fact, we should be learning how to live mission minded every single day. Sometimes, we actually take a team and go on a mission for the kingdom of God, and we just returned from what has been agreed by the team, to be the best mission trip we have done together. We are by no means experts, but we thought it would be helpful to have a conversation about what made this work so well. And to top it all off, we are making C.O.D.E. history by welcoming two of our C.O.D.E. wives into the studio, Charity Cantrell and Kelli Barnette, along with Nathaniel "Quiet Man" Barnette (Overtrek's son and daughter-in-law).

Hoping our experience could be a great resource for others who would like to take a team and follow Jesus into a mission, we explore together, "What made this work?"

1. How was God’s grace the key to success? How did you experience grace in this mission?

2. What did you do to help prepare individually and as a couple? And what kept you mission minded on the trip?

3. Successful mission minded going and serving is the result of daily mission minded living. What does that look like?

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

This week we conclude the discussion on bringing refreshment of spirit, soul, and body to our summer schedule, by sharing some of our own personal plans for Summer Re-Creation. We need all need a plan, perhaps our ideas will help you work out your own. 

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]

How has your summer been going so far? Are you feeling renewed or worn down? How about the family? Are you planning for some "Re-Creation" or just vacation? And what is the difference?

In this episode we look into putting together a plan to bring renewal and resilience into our summer. Jesus provides us with all the example and guidance we need to work this out, and we need to give attention to it. In part one we discuss the factors which help us determine when it is time to get some "Re-Creation." Then, we will consider all the elements of real re-creation which Jesus included in his plan.

A special thank you to our friend Bruce Frye for the theme song, "Heart of a Champion."  You can find more of Bruce Frye's music and ministry at Bruce Frye Ministries - Singer, Songwriter & Evangelist | Online Christian Music and Book Store

Also, we welcome your emails at [email protected]