Upstream with Jim and Jon

This week we use one of the smaller miracles of Jesus as a case study to understand the relationship between what we believe and how we view the world, and how challenging it can be to believe against our unbelief that God is still working in supernatural ways all the time. Thanks for listening, we made it to 40!

This week we talk about the idea that happiness is a choice, and how one might go about choosing it. We break down a famous list of qualities of happy Christ followers, and the possibility that happiness isn't a goal, so much as it is a byproduct of a healthy and God-honoring lifestyle.

This week we are graced with our second guest ever (and the first non-Ladd) Alex Cloninger! Jim interviews him and Jon about their predictions and aspirations for their careers, and those of other Gen. Z's, and offers his own life experience and advice. Alex hosts his own podcast, which you can find on Instagram @chatthepodcast. Thanks for listening!

Oh boy. What can be said about this one. This week we finally talk about Trump in regards to the recent drama surrounding a Christianity Today article on him, which was probably inevitable, and for how much we dreaded it we think it turned out very well. Thank you for listening to one drop of in sea of editorials about the current political state of the U.S. Also, Jim was wrong and this is the 37th episode, not the 38th.

This week we talk about the romantic, pensive, and often disappointing time of New Years, and the marked decrease in people practicing resolutions. We share our thoughts on the holiday, on the passage of time, and on the right way to do resolutions without burning out or failing yourself. Overall, we have a good time. Thanks for listening!

This week, Jim and Jon are joined by daughter/sister Bethany to talk about what work, faith, family, and friendships are like for millennial women!

It's the Christmas episode! This week Jim and Jon spend a good amount of time sharing their favorite Christmas memories and traditions, and talk about ways to make the holiday easier to those for whom Christmas is complicated or painful. Merry Christmas!

The Christian faith has been in steady decline for a long time. If you follow that trajectory, America seems like it will end up in a similar scenario as many western nations: where followers of Jesus seem to be fewer and far between. Is this inevitable? What is causing this? And could this actually be a good thing? Find out this week, on Upstream!

Jesus shook many religious trees during his time on earth, but his treatment of the commandment of Sabbath stands out. Why don't we treat the Sabbath the way the Jews did? Does Jesus say this commandment doesn't matter? This week Jim and Jon answer these questions, and highlight why exactly the Sabbath is still so important.

It's not a jolly topic, but it's certainly an important one. The bible teaches, and we believe, that the hope of Jesus sets us free from all manner of things, one of which being despair/hopelessness. However this is, tragically, not always the case. This week Jim and Jon talk about the factors at play when a Christ follower feels hopelessness, and open up a bit about their own struggles with it.