Ordinary Celebrity

This episode features Dr. Terrence Ferguson and Dr. Vernard Hodges, veterinarians at Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital in Georgia. Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Hodges have been healing, helping and serving families and animals since 1999. In 2020, they were added to the lineup of National Geographic shows and which are available on Disney+. In this episode, the vets answer questions about dealing with celebrity, pivoting between patients and families on full days, maneuvering around their clinic with cameras and even Georgia (and Alabama) college football! 

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This episode features author and artist Elle Luna. Elle published an article on Medium.com in 2014. After she hit "publish," she went to a birthday dinner with her father. She left her phone at home. Little did she that things blew up. In the next few months, her article, "The Crossroads of Should and Must" was shared over 5 million times on Twitter and read over 250,000 on Medium.com. It became a best-selling book in 2015. In this episode, we talk about "instant celebrity" and how it impacts a person and what she has done with her influence since. 

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This episode features a collegiate ministry guru. David James served as the director of Arkansas Baptist Collegiate Ministries for over 30 years. His life and ministry spanned two centuries of college students, and his leadership style has been lauded by those who served with and under him. Listen and learn what observations David has about culture, college, and the mission of the church to reach the next generation!

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This episode features Emily Kraines, a single mother of two, who became a follower of Jesus Christ in college and soon after that met the man she would marry. You'll learn about Emily and Peter's dating life, the powerful example they set, and how a subsequent military training exercise took Peter's life and what lessons Emily has learned throughout.  

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Jeremy Woodall is the Baptist campus minister at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. This is his fifth year in serving in his university hometown. This past fall as a way to make a difference during the pandemic, Jeremy hiked 223 miles on the Ouachita Trail, from Oklahoma to Arkansas, to raise money for children's homes and foster care. This is part of his story. Tune in and learn about the hike, doing ministry in a pandemic and who his celebrity crushes are.

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With more consecutive #1 hits than the Beatles, contemporary Christian music's Point of Grace has made history along the way. In this episode of Ordinary Celebrity, Jeff interviewed college classmates Denise Jones and Shelley Breen, two of the four founding members of the group. They cover everything from celebrity crushes to being in the music industry as it navigated the digital revolution. 

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This episode introduces you to Jeff's son, Sam Noble, who is on Young Life staff in North Carolina. This episode examines how Sam started a fantasy football podcast, got his nickname "Bear," and also how he and his Young Life team are doing youth ministry in the middle of a pandemic. His life is worthy of celebration, and not just because he's related to Jeff!

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Jonathan Kabongo is a man of many dimensions. On full scholarship for basketball at Virginia Tech, he learned some disheartening news about his health at the end of his freshman year. Yet, he's not defined by sports. Listen in on this podcast to discover the man of faith, music and depth that makes him an ordinary celebrity.

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Paul Robertson works in the data security industry. From owning a Christian bookstore owner (that had to shut down due to the internet and big box stores) to receiving an electrical engineering degree at the same time his daughter was in college to later deciding to pursue writing himself, Paul's life is bright. His five books are wonderful reads, though they are mostly unknown. Paul is most remarkable and worthy of celebrating.

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The launch episode of Ordinary Celebrity explains the concept, who's behind the mic, and invites you to help identify and participate in the adventure of celebrating the ordinary... in all of us.

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