Best BJ Sipe Podcasts (2024)

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S4 E15 - If Anyone Is In Christ, They Are A Potato Rock 10:15

11d ago10:15

10:15

Send us a Text Message. I took my young intern over to the Forks on Friday to help my uncle Kerry out on his property for just a little while, and in the meantime he got a tour of the land. The tour took us to the creek bed, where we found agate, coral, and my personal favorite - geodes. Geodes look like big potato rocks, but when you crack them op…

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S4 E14 - Simon Says 13:38

22d ago13:38

13:38

Send us a Text Message. Our summer intern Daniel was teaching the very young children last night, and they needed to get their wiggles out. So, he decided to start up a brief game of Simon Says in order to accomplish that. The kids enjoyed playing along, trying not to get tripped up and only moving when "Simon Said" to. The name of the game in our …

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S4 E13 - The Wasp & The Boot 10:15

30d ago10:15

10:15

Send us a Text Message. We were all outside eating when a wasp flew into our sons rainboots that we leave outside. When I went to hose it out and take care of the wasp, I was shocked to be met with not just one wasp but several more as well as a nest. I'm so glad we caught it when we did, otherwise my son would have run outside to play one of these…

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S4 E12 - The Struggle To Walk, The Joy To Watch 16:08

1M ago16:08

16:08

Send us a Text Message. Our youngest, Finley, is 20 months and still not walking. She has struggled a lot, and after seeing an occupational therapist they have confirmed what we were seeing - that she has a prominent left side weakness. So, it's gonna take some work. But something special happened this week that's never happened before: she stood u…

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S4 E11 - Not Everything Is A Competition 13:14

2M ago13:14

13:14

Send us a Text Message. I was checking out at CVS Monday and the fellow checking out next to me had his machine in sync with my machine. It felt like a race and we joked about it. In the end I won! Nothing, of course, I won nothing. But I started thinking about how many things in our culture we have turned into a competition. But guess, what? Every…

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S4 E10 - Who Are Your Friends When You Die? 11:33

2M ago11:33

11:33

Send us a Text Message. Our dear friends and family who just moved to the area have two cemeteries on their property. The gravestones are nearly 200 years old, overgrown, neglected, and forgotten. The lives of these folks have long since been forgotten, and it brings the light the following reality: we will all be the same way too. We will be forgo…

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S4 E9 - A Messed-Up Spine & Doing My Homework 12:12

3M ago12:12

12:12

Send us a Text Message. Your spine is supposed to have a 35 degree bend at the top and base, but mine is 15 and 12. While going over my x-rays with my chiropractor, I asked him what the plan was. He told me it depends a whole lot more on me than it does on him. If I'm not doing my work at home with PT and implementing the things he's equipped me to…

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S4 E8 - Leaving Obstacles In The Road 12:04

3M ago12:04

12:04

Send us a Text Message. On my way home from Georgetown, KY the other night, I ran into a bit of trouble...literally. My trip was going off without a hitch, until there was one...literally. Someone had dropped a hitch with a massive drill bit being used as a pin on it in the middle of the road, and didn't see it in time with it being so dark and I h…

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S4 E7 - A Drawing for Jesus 14:01

3M ago14:01

14:01

Send us a Text Message. My son went flying past me with a piece of paper he looked proud of. When I asked him what he had there, he said it was a drawing for Jesus that he planned to give to him when he saw him in heaven. Doesn't that just melt your heart? It's not about the picture (which was amazing by the way, it was a bunch of crowns) - it's ab…

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S4 E6 - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a TRAMPOLINE! 11:10

4M ago11:10

11:10

Send us a Text Message. We bought our son who just turned 4 a trampoline for his birthday! It wasn't that hard to put together, but it didn't come with anchors. So, we ordered some online. I delayed putting them on because of how busy our week was, thinking I would just do it this upcoming weekend. Well, I wasn't anticipating a huge thunderstorm la…

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S4 E5 - Just Watch the Birds 10:44

4M ago10:44

10:44

Send us a Text Message. My youngest daughter loves watching the birds, so my inlaws purchased us a clear birdhouse that mounts to our window for her to watch them eat and nest. As the kids waited for a bird to arrive, they asked what would happen if we ran out of seeds. I told them God would feed them like he does every day, and they responded, "Ju…

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S4 E4 - The Sound of Silence 13:01

4M ago13:01

13:01

Send us a Text Message. I came home for lunch expecting to hear my children greet me at the door, but had forgotten they were on a play date. So I sat there eaching lunch in silence, which is very rare. You would think I would enjoy it, but actually, I missed them. Sure our house is chaotic more often than not, but it's where we all belong: togethe…

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S4 E3 - Seeing Something for the Thousandth Time for the First Time 9:39

5M ago9:39

9:39

Send us a Text Message. I was driving around Danville with a friend who had never been to my little town before when he said, "Danville: quite simply the nicest town." I asked why he said that, and he pointed to the water tower. Friends, I have driven past this tower a thousand times and never seen that. He noticed it after seeing it once with fres…

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S4 E2 - Kids Shows (guest staring Satan) 11:10

5M ago11:10

11:10

Send us a Text Message. Children's television programs are not what they used to be more often than not. Rather than promoting what is good and right, imorrality and godlessness are promoted and packaged as something that is "good" in the form of a cartoon. If we're not careful, we'll teach our children to accept the lies of Satan because they were…

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S4 E1 - Modify To Your Level 11:11

5M ago11:11

11:11

Send us a Text Message. Welcome back after an extended break to the new Season 4 of the Set Your Mind Above Podcast! Over the new year, I started working out again because I really needed to. Actually, I joined CrossFit - and I realized just how out of shape I am. But thankfully, I'm not expected to keep up with everyone who has been there for year…

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S3 E38 - It's My Pleasure 9:27

7M ago9:27

9:27

Send us a Text Message. After five years of living without, Danville finally has it's very own free standing Chick-Fil-A! We are so excited and have been already like, 5 times lol. During the grand opening, one of the workers was serving us and when we thanked her she said, "My pleasure! I keep forgetting to say that." It's part of their script to …

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S3 E37 - Nothing Is Lost If You Know Where It Is 11:00

7M ago11:00

11:00

Send us a Text Message. We're back after a delay for a few weeks - and that occured with the passing of my grandmother Jackie Sipe, who we called Gigi. Her funeral was beautiful, and I was thankful to get to be a part of it. After the funeral, one of the women from the church told me something special after someone had expressed their sympathy for …

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S3 E36 - Bidding On A Bracelet 12:39

8M ago12:39

12:39

Send us a Text Message. A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a fundraising event to support the adoption agency Sacred Selections. I had hoped to win a beutiful bracelet for my wife in the silent auction, but I kept getting outbid by someone all night. After a while, I realized something hilarious - my wife and I had been unknowingly bidding agai…

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S3 E35 - Prepping for the Voyage of Faith 10:32

8M ago10:32

10:32

Send us a Text Message. We are getting ready for our road trip to North Carolina for Thanksgiving, and that means making sure the car is ready for the voyage. We're not just going down the road, we're going up into hard mountain roads that twist and turn all the way. We've got to make sure we're ready for that kind of journey. Well...how do you vie…

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S3 E34 - Broken Toes & The Body of Christ 10:59

8M ago10:59

10:59

Send us a Text Message. Hey! I'm alive! Thanks for being so patient with us - we've had everything from family issues to sickness going on the last few weeks. On top of all of that, while my wife was caring for three sick kids and her sick husband, she hit her foot and broke her toe. Now you would think, it's just a little toe, no big deal right? W…

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S3 E33 - An Upside Down Bible 14:16

8M ago14:16

14:16

Send us a Text Message. We ordered some new bibles for some of our newest converts, and one of the bibles had a unique issue with it. The entire text had been bound and printed completely upside down. It's unlike any other issue I have ever seen with a bible. I had to life at the irony of it all, because, well...the Word of God is the thing that tu…

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S3 E32 - Anniversaries & Growth 10:43

9M ago10:43

10:43

Send us a Text Message. My wife and I celebrated 9 years of marriage yesterday, and I am blown away at how much has changed since the day we said "I Do". We have moved three times, had three children, and worked with three churches. But the biggest differences come in our relationship: how much deeper we love, fuller we know, and intimately we unde…

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S3 E31 - An Air Fryer & Learning Lessons the Hard Way 10:48

9M ago10:48

10:48

Send us a Text Message. My son learned a lesson the hard way today. Even though we have often told him not to touch anything on the stove, he reached his hand up into the air fryer that was on the stove and burned his hand. Sometimes we have to learn lessons the hard way...or do we? Well...Proverbs 1 teaches us that we don't. We choose many times t…

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S3 E30 - Writer's Block. Prayer Block. 11:44

9M ago11:44

11:44

Send us a Text Message. Today I really struggled - I just didn't know what to write. It's not that I didn't have an idea of what I wanted to say, but I just couldn't say it. We've all struggled with writer's block before I'm sure, and it's in those times you wish people could just look into your heart or your mind to know what it is you're feeling …

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S3 E29 - "Hey Dad, Are You Watching?" 10:12

9M ago10:12

10:12

Send us a Text Message. Children want their parents attention. Constantly my kids are asking, "Dad, are you watching?" or, "Dad! Look! See me?" The idea of me watching them does not cause them anxiety but great joy, why? Because no matter what they are doing, they want to please me. Well...as children of God, how does the idea of Him watching make …

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S3 E28 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...CFA 12:02

10M ago12:02

12:02

Send us a Text Message. We have a CFA coming to Danville finally!!! I have passed by nearly every day and while you couldn't tell at all what they were building at first, now it's starting to take on the very prominent features of a stand alone CFA location. The more it comes along, the less it will be mistaken for anything else. Well...do we recog…

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S3 E27 - There's Two Sides to That Story 10:02

10M ago10:02

10:02

Send us a Text Message. At Starbucks today, a former disgruntled worker came up with a clipboard asking me to sign a petition against his former employee. He said that they had broken over 200 labor laws and that he was wrongfully terminated, and with my signature and others they could help to stop union-busting for baristas. I didn't sign his peti…

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S3 E26 - Don't Touch That Golf Ball! 12:19

10M ago12:19

12:19

Send us a Text Message. I was golfing with some brothers this past weekend when a ball came flying our direction right next to our tee box. Being ingnorant of golf etiquitte as a novice, I leaned over to pick up the stray ball and thrown it back towards the party in front of us. "Don't touch that ball!" my friend hollered at me. Apparently, that's …

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S3 E25 - The Year of Free Beef with guest Scott Beyer 10:50

10M ago10:50

10:50

Send us a Text Message. I tried to get Scott Beyer on the program last month, but both of our recorded sessions had technical difficulties. Luckily, his essay made it through - and I wanted to share that with you today. Behold, the year of free beef! I hope you get as much out of this episode as I did, and be sure to subscribe to both Scott's "Love…

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S3 E24 - Missing What Is Right In Front Of You 9:49

11M ago9:49

9:49

Send us a Text Message. We're back after an extended break! We were in Oregon for almost three weeks, and most of the time we were there, my son Dane he kept saying how much he missed home. Well we finally got back home, and now he says how much he misses Oregon. Go figure - he couldn't wait for what was coming, and now he misses what was. Well...w…

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S3 E23 - Fragile: Please Don't Heave Onto Porch 12:40

12M ago12:40

12:40

Send us a Text Message. We had a package delivered last night that was full of breakable things: picture frames, glass soap pumps, etc. The way it was delivered, however, was mind blowing. He came to our front porch, stopped, and then threw it onto our porch and it rolled until it slammed into our door. Luckily, nothing was broken, but he could hav…

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S3 E22 - If You're Gonna Take It, You Have To Dish It 13:14

12M ago13:14

13:14

Send us a Text Message. I pulled through Starbucks today, and the car in front of me paid for my drink. It was a small, sweet gesture - a random act of kindness. I was asked, "Would I like to pass it on?" Well, of course! How could I receive a blessing, but not turn around and also then give that same blessing? Well...such is the case with every bl…

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S3 E21 - Magnolia Bloom 14:42

1y ago14:42

14:42

Send us a Text Message. 4 years ago we planted a little southern magnolia tree in our front yard, and since then it seems like it has done just about nothing but hang on and survive. No blooms. Very little growth. I was just about to rip it up until the most amazing thing happened...a single bloom appeared on our little tree. This whole time I thou…

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S3 E20 - Man Up with Jared Bollman 1:29:23

1y ago1:29:23

1:29:23

Send us a Text Message. We're back with our third guest interview on the podcast, and this time it is with a cherished friend - Jared Bollman of Beaverton, Oregon. Though he's a Texan at heart, he's holding down the fort in the Pacific Northwest and doing a great job of it. More than anything, he loves being a husband and a father. This episode is …

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S3 E19 - Bottomless Coffee. Bottomless Grace. 15:53

1y ago15:53

15:53

Send us a Text Message. I love my coffee, and I love my coffee shop - it's where I do most of my study. Depending on how long I'm there my drink order differs; sometimes I order a cortado, sometimes I order a flat white. But if I'm there for a long time, I order a bottomless coffee. No matter how many times I empty my cup, they fill it right back u…

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S3 E18 - A Lost Little Girl & An Amazing Response 13:03

1y ago13:03

13:03

Send us a Text Message. A little 5 year old girl went missing earlier this week in our county. Without hours, hundreds of people showed up to look for her from our community. I was getting ready to go join the search myself when the good news was announced that she was found, priase God! It was so touching to see how so many responded to join in he…

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S3 E17 - Don't Let Fear Keep You From Fruit 12:55

1y ago12:55

12:55

Send us a Text Message. We have a summer preaching intern that has arrived, so my schedule is changing pretty significantly. I am so excited to work with him, but also...a little fearful. I'm still a very young evangelist myself - what if I mess up? What if I can't train him like others could? After an important conversation with my brother I came …

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S3 E16 - Balancing The Christian Life with Kenny Embry 1:15:44

1y ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Send us a Text Message. We're back with our second guest interview, this time with none other than Dr. Kenny Embry of the Balancing the Christian Life podcast! I know most of my listeners are very familiar with Dr. Embry at this point, but this will give you a whole new perspective that I know will be edifying for you. I have the upmost respect for…

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S3 E15 - 183 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days 12:38

1y ago12:38

12:38

Send us a Text Message. On Wednesday, I had the blessing of speaking to the Sycamore church that meets in Gravel Switch, KY. The church has met in this location since February 22, 1840 (that's before the civil war!) And now here I sat 183 years later in the same place. So much has changed since that church was first established, but you know what h…

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S3 E14 - Get Used To Disappointment 11:43

1y ago11:43

11:43

Send us a Text Message. Kylie took the kids out today to do three things: go to the nursery, pick up lunch from Lee's with honey biscuits, and then go have a picnic at the park then play. Well, when thunderstorms rolled in right as they were picking up lunch, their hopes of the park were dashed. We had some very disappointed kids, which was fine. B…

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S3 E13 - Baby Birds & Making Disciples 10:23

1y ago10:23

10:23

Send us a Text Message. Our baby birds have finally hatched! Ava and I spent the other night just watching the momma bird feed her young, and she asked why she was doing that? I had to explain that they couldn't feed or protect themselves. The momma bird's job was not done after they were born, she still had more to do until they were grown. Well..…

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S3 E12 - Being Citizens of Heaven with Hal Hammons 1:11:29

1y ago1:11:29

1:11:29

Send us a Text Message. We have a very special episode today! As we stated, once a month we will be sitting down with a special guest and fellow podcaster to discuss different aspects of setting our minds above. Today, we sit down with my good friend and the host of the "Cititzen of Heaven" podcast, Hal Hammons. This interview and discussion is muc…

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S3 E11 - Waiting For Your Tax Return 9:51

1y ago9:51

9:51

Send us a Text Message. We absolutely expected to owe on taxes this year, but much to our surpise we got a refund! Or, we're getting a refund, rather. It's not here it. It's been promised, but yet to be fully realized by being placed into our account. So until then, we wait. Well...our savlation works much the same way. Are we saved? Well, yes and …

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S3 E10 - Clay Pots & Bird Nests 10:24

1y ago10:24

10:24

Send us a Text Message. We mounted some clay pots on our back patio to plant herbs in for the spring. There is just one problem, the birds got to them first. So instead of growing herbs, we will now be playing host to the hatching of baby birds in nests they have made in two of our pots. Well...as I watched these birds, it reminded me of Jesus' rea…

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S3 E9 - Under Construction 10:37

1+ y ago10:37

10:37

Send us a Text Message. What happened to last weeks podcast? Tune in to find out! Also, we talk about the downtown area of Danville and it's current heavy construction. It's been a huge hastle to everyone, and our once beautiful and quiet downtown is a loud mess. But, it will be worth it, because when they're done it will be more beautiful than eve…

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S3 E8 - Dada 15:09

1+ y ago15:09

15:09

Send us a Text Message. All of our kids to his point have said dada before mama, and Kylie has been holding out hoping that Finley will say her name first. But ever since last night...Finley has repeatedly said dada. It is the most precious thing in the world when your children finally come to know you and call on you as their dada. Well...have you…

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Special Announcement - Future Guests! 1:26

1+ y ago1:26

1:26

Send us a Text Message. Tune in for a special announcement about the direction of this podcast going forward for the rest of the year starting in April! #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

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S3 E7 - A Dog's Buried Pile of Junk 12:01

1+ y ago12:01

12:01

Send us a Text Message. My dog is a little theif - he is constantly stealing our stuff and chewing on it. Most of the time I can fish it away from him, but when he takes it under our bed I just leave it because it's too hard to deal with. Well, I looked under the bed yesterday and, uh, things have piled up. It's so bad. Maybe I shouldn't have let i…

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S3 E6 - Hurt People...Hurt 13:26

1+ y ago13:26

13:26

Send us a Text Message. I sat across from a man currently spending some time in jail, but I realized he has been a prisoner for most of his life. He was a victim of abuse from the age of 5 on, a prisoner in his home. He sought freedom through drug use, which of course became it's own prison. Now he sat in literal prison, now seeking the only one wh…

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S3 E5 - Homecoming Reunion 10:16

1+ y ago10:16

10:16

Send us a Text Message. As we got off our plane to head for home, Kylie and I watched the sweetest reunion between a little girl, no older than 2, and her father at the airport. She ran into his waiting arms, and it moved us to see their love for each other. Well...one day we will have the same kind of homecoming reunion. We will be brought togethe…

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