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This is the UNPACKIN’ it Podcast, where we relate sports stories to life and faith. Our mission is to challenge, encourage, and inspire you to follow Jesus and become more like Him with sports conversations that truly matter. We also unpack sports, faith, and life with intriguing guests from the sports world. Bryce Johnson is the president of UNPACKIN' it Ministries and is the host. He welcomes rotating guest co-hosts. Shows are released most weeks on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Hosted on Acast. ...
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how running backs have experienced a resurgence…and considers what needs to be valued and made prominent in our lives. Today's Questions: 1. What are some areas of our lives that we may have potentially devalued, causing us to need a resurgence? 2. How does a willingness to be corrected directly connect with our ability to mak…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Saylor unpack what NFL teams revealed in week 8…and consider what our lives reveal. Today's Questions: 1. Why should we avoid the temptation to view the way that God feels about us through the lens of our experiences? 2. What are some of the best ways that we can assess what is truly going on in our hearts? 3. …
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Bryce interviews current Wichita State men's basketball coach Paul Mills. They unpack Coach Mills' second season with the Shockers, handling pressure as a basketball coach, the state of college basketball, the importance of reading Scripture, and how to steward our calling. Mills spent 14 years as a Baylor assistant under Scott Drew, and then took …
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In this special episode, Bryce Johnson interviews Coach Joe Kennedy, whose movie, Average Joe, was recently released and inspired by his real life. Coach Joe Kennedy, an eighteen-year Marine veteran, was an assistant coach for the Bremerton High School (BHS) varsity football team. Before he even coached his first game, the Marine-turned-football co…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Josh Livingston unpack yesterday's blowouts and lopsided defeats in the NFL...and discuss how we can be encouraged when we feel overwhelmed and outmatched in life. Today's Questions: 1. What biblical truths can help you find strength and encouragement in hardships? 2. How can self-reliance lead you to experience more…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Ed Uszynski unpack the rash of injuries across the NFL and consider why they are happening…and how the situation parallels our struggles with temptation and sin. Today's Questions: 1. What can we do to avoid specific life challenges and difficulties? 2. Why do we experience the trials and tribulations that we do? 3. …
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Goins unpack Troy Aikman's enduring competitiveness and how it relates to finding contentment as we follow Jesus. Today's Questions: 1. How can the traits that bring us success also be the same traits that lead us to a lack of contentment? 2. How do we balance giving our best in all things with being content no…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how six 0-2 teams got a spark to win their first game of the year…and how we can experience a spiritual spark when we need one. Today's Questions: 1. What practical steps can we take to get replenished in our faith life? 2. How could our need for a spiritual spark be caused by idolatry? 3. How is gratitude an essential compone…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how sports envy and jealousy affect sports fans…and how and why we must fight against envy in all areas of our lives. Today's Questions: 1. What is often at the root of the envy and jealousy that we experience? 2. What other sins do we often fall into when dealing with unresolved envy? 3. How do we practically eliminate the en…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks the patience needed for many of the teams that lost in the NFL…and how we must exercise patience in our lives. Today's Questions: 1. How could the impatience we experience be a result of unreasonable expectations? 2. Does being patient with others mean that we can never wisely distance ourselves from others? 3. How do we pract…
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This week's special episode includes Bryce Johnson’s recent sermon, “Let’s Go,” at The Pointe Church in Belmont, NC. Bryce unpacks why we serve others, what it means to be on a team, and how God has designed us with unique gifts. He gives a different perspective on the story of David and Goliath, shares a story about his first time on the radio, an…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Bob Schindler unpack the Harbaugh brothers' approach to football…and how we must emphasize the fundamentals of the Gospel in our approach to a Christ-centered life. Today's Questions: 1. Why is it important for believers to regularly preach the gospel to themselves? 2. What benefits come from us taking time to medita…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Pastor Ray Hardee unpack who is heading into the NFL season on the hot seat…and how we relate to being on the hot seat in life. Today's Questions: 1. How do thankfulness and meditating on God's past faithfulness help us to better navigate difficult seasons of life? 2. Could our stress and anxiety actually be caused b…
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In this special interview, Bryce talks with actor and producer Cameron Arnett. He is one of the stars of the new movie The Forge, which hits theaters on August 23rd. He also starred in the No. 1 family movie of 2019, Overcomer. Earlier in his career, he appeared on Miami Vice, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Doogie Howser, MD. He has won the Ac…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Ridge Thomas unpack how Aaron Rodgers is pushing his teammates to get better…and how this relates to the mutual encouragement and building up of fellow followers of Jesus. Chapters 0:00 Teaser 0:31 Intro 3:43 Ridge Thomas 4:41 Why Ridge is a NY Jets Fan 5:30 Insight on the Jet’s Upcoming Season 5:49 Mike (Williams) F…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks what Olympians do on their way to the gold medal…and how this parallels our lives when it comes to being set apart. Today's Questions: How do we balance living in the world while also making sure we are separate from the world? What are some specific ways we can distinguish ourselves as followers of Jesus? What biblical truths…
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In the final podcast of our "Summer Movie Series," Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Matt Vanderbilt unpack how the players in Hoosiers choose to submit to their coach…and how this parallels our surrendering to Jesus and following His ways. Today's Questions: How does submission to God ultimately lead to us living our best life? Why is trust such an …
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Bryce interviews former NFL linebacker Vincent Rey, who spent his entire career from 2010-2018 with the Cincinnati Bengals after going undrafted out of Duke. He is now the Bengals' team chaplain and on staff with Athletes in Action. He’s a husband and a father of four. In this conversation, Vincent discusses how he came to faith, finding identity o…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host, Harrison Zuckerberg, give you encouragement and advice to help you in your upcoming fantasy season. Topics discussed in this episode include: Our decision-making process when it comes to fantasy football and our faith life. What are the most important factors to consider when you are assembling your roster? Breaking…
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In the third podcast of our "Summer Movie Series," Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brad Lowe unpack Kicking and Screaming, discussing how Will Ferrell's character lost his way during his son's soccer season...and how we have to be careful about getting caught up in the wrong things. Today's Questions: How do we respond when we get caught up in the …
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host, Harrison Zuckerberg, give you insight to set you up for fantasy success this season. Topics discussed in this episode include: Standing firm in our convictions about God and His Word. Fantasy players the guys are starting to waver on as the season approaches. How new quarterbacks will impact the fantasy value of the…
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Bryce Johnson and special guest, Andy Holloway of The Fantasy Footballers Podcast, unpack Fantasy, faith, and life. Topics discussed in this episode include: Navigating family life with children, and how sports can serve to connect a family together. Learning how to avoid idolatry while embracing living in the moment. How Fantasy Football has chang…
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In the second podcast of our "Summer Movie Series," Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Mike Atkins unpack Moneyball, discussing how the movie portrays a general manager’s willingness to approach baseball in a new way…and how this parallels approaching life differently from others. Today's Questions: In what ways do followers of Jesus win by "losing"? …
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host, Harrison Zuckerberg, give you insight to set you up for fantasy success this season. Topics discussed in this episode include: How do we overcome past mistakes that we have made in fantasy football and in life? Discussing some of the players who have the best and worst value for the upcoming season. Teams whose play…
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