Real Church Matters Podcast

This episode is all about the growth. This was a great conversation with my brother Philip Hall about what we’ve learned this year. We touch on running this race to win it, not just receive a participation trophy…because there are none. We also talk about the blindspots that leave many Christians oblivious to the inept place we hold in our own homes and circle. Thank God for the growth… Enjoy.

Back from an unexpected, but much needed break. This podcast is all about some clarity I gained on some things and how important it is that people learn to listen. Not so much listen to me or this podcast, but learn to hear God in all things. I also have a great chat about Isaiah 41 and how this passage will influence my engagement moving into 2022 and beyond. Thanks for walking with me this year. Enjoy.

I got Charity with me this week as we discuss dysfunction. God wants us whole and that means that our relationship with Him is healed and so is our relationship with everything else...and I mean everything. But if it's not, how functional are we? We get into it this week...we talk about contortionist, love languages being broken English and open marriages lol... Enjoy.

The second part of my conversation with my brother about shame and regret, and the third part of the trilogy. We need to understand shame and see the hold it has on us so we can be free, but also the power in knowing what to be shameful of. That will make sense when you listen. Enjoy.

The topic of shame and regret is a heavy one so we revisit it another week. This time I bring my brother along to do some of the heavy lifting. This conversation is one that will stick with me for a long time, speaking of time, it clocks in at around 2 hours so we will be breaking this one up. Consider it the regret trilogy lol. I know you will be blessed by this one. Enjoy.

A couple weeks off, but I’m back with another episode. This one I talk with my sister about regret. Does everyone deal with? How do they deal with it? These questions and more are covered. Including a bit about the frustrations of seeing atrocities in the world and being unable to help in an immediate way…and a bit about soul ties lol…Enjoy.

My sister Charity is back to talk about discontentment. It’s not your weight, or your hair, or your body shape or anything else you want to fixate on …but they all look crazy in the light of discontentment. So we discuss what it truly is, how to navigate it and what it looks like to be content. Some cool chat about work ethic, humility and more...Enjoy.

This episode I have my brother back with me for a great conversation. He asked me a question that I myself have asked myself many a time. If we have all this power as Christians, why is there no power in our lives. The answer starts with two simple words...you first. You'll understand when you listen. Enjoy.

Love yours. A simple phrase that means so much. Me and mines have an amazing conversation about what it means to be faithful and grateful for what God has given you, knowing what He gave you and how to love it all with room for more. I shed a few tears, and you might as well. Enjoy.

A lot to chew on this week. Why do you read the Bible? Why do you go to church? Why do you pray? The reason should be simple, but it’s not because we have lost sight of what this is all about. This week I talk about the words and how the Word of God should be the focus but instead it takes a backseat to so much stuff. Enjoy.

This week I break down Job 8:13-18. The scripture just grabbed my attention this week and speaks to the issue that is plaguing many in these days and times. You want to know what causes a great deal of anxiety? Leaning on something that can’t support you. We get to the real issue with misplaced trust this week. Enjoy.

The first of my "By Myself" series of podcast that will take on how to be self-centered in the right way. This particular one talks about working on yourself. When Philippians 2:12 speaks of working on your soul salvation, it is talking about tending to heart. We break down what that means and why it can only be done by you. This is dedicated to everyone who is knows the importance of heart work. Enjoy.

Always a blessing to talk to my nephew Solomon Thomas on the podcast. This time our conversation takes us to Proverbs 12:1 as we talk about Discipline. Helping a young man navigate life has helped me remember some truths that I have held on to for dear life to the saving of my very soul. Sharing these truths with the next generation is more than life to me. Hope you enjoy.

This episode we explore Romans 12:2 and it's referencing to the "patterns of this world." The idea that humans follow a pattern, denotes that humans are as predictable as the outcomes of our actions. This reality has huge implications that we explore through this weighty conversation with two of some of my favorite young people in tow. There's nothing new under the sun and that includes us. Enjoy.

This episode was supposed to be a simple question and answer session that turned into a very potent conversation about podcasting and the place church is right now post-pandemic. I wasn't prepared for what questions, but hopefully you are ready for the answers. Enjoy!

What does it mean to be strong? What does it mean to be weak? Me and Charity take a moment to talk this one through. Too often we are expected to be something we can't be in and of ourselves. This conversation hopefully will free a lot of folks up to come to terms with their weakness and depend on God's strength. Enjoy!

"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2:16

Imagine a world where the people of God discussed the matters of God instead of arguing or debating. I got tired of imagining a world where that exist and decided to make that my reality. This week I talk with Terringus Walker, a longtime brother in the faith. I appreciate this conversation because of the history between us and you will appreciate the conversation because of the potency of this engagement. The woke just ain't woke, the woke work. Enjoy. 

"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 1:2

This podcast I wanted to encourage everyone to take care of yourselves...every part of yourselves...for the sake of yourselves. Listen and maybe listen again. Enjoy.

Nothing last forever. No, I'm not stopping the podcast...just a reality that I think we should take a minute to visit. What does the end of things mean? The beginning of new things. How we navigate ending relationships without ending our responsibility to those very people is vital to believers. Walk this one out with me and moms. Enjoy.

In this episode I want to know how we can help people who feel hopeless. I figured it would be best to talk to the person that helped me in my hopeless place, my momma. She does what she does best. She's amazing, this episode is amazing and God is amazing. Enjoy.

Part two of the two-part conversation about being a Christian and some of the incorrect thinking that exist within that journey. The talk takes a much needed hard left to discuss some issues that haven’t been discussed enough at all. From sex and marriage to grace and mercy. Your young adult Christians could use this conversation in their life. So could you. Enjoy!

This podcast will always be about having real conversations about real matters of the heart, and this episode is the epitome of that. The first of a two-part conversation about being a Christian and some of the incorrect thinking that exist within that journey. If I had an episode I would want every new Christian to hear, it would be this one. So much in this I had to split it up. Please listen and digest this truth carefully. Challenge yourself to hear beyond just hearing. Obedience over audience. Enjoy!

The idea of gifts has always been one that I feel is never thoughtfully talked about. I thought who better to discuss this with than my sister Rebecca Thomas, a talented singer and a gifted soul. We talk about gifts, talents, the miseducation of the two and the commodification of it all. Enjoy!

This episode I talked with one of my favorite people about the fear associated with considering the future as a young person. This takes us so many places, which I love that this young man can move so adeptly with me in the process of understanding how to embrace process, progress and purpose. We somehow talk a little about Goku for some reason…gotta love my nephew. Enjoy.

This episode we encourage folks to mind their business. That means more than staying out of folks business, but really getting into yours. We talk about what that means to the believer and how that leads us to the Father's business. Great conversation that you should listen and share. Enjoy!

No one works for free. We all want get a return on our investment of time and energy, so why shouldn’t God expect a return on His investment in us? That’s the question we explore this episode that turned into a wonderful conversation chock full of things all of us should consider for more than a moment. From gratefulness to properly evaluating our value and how we value God, we cover a lot. Enjoy!

Episode 167 I talk with Charity Hall in a great conversation wondering how in the world did we get here. Our journey’s may be different, but what we have in common is we are born with a purpose, and as believers, we are also called to a calling. There is so much to dig in with this episode and I hope and pray you listen and enjoy. Thank God for 40 years of grace.

Episode 165 we focus on the power that comes from learning what to consider. Our meditations drive everything in our lives and much of the mental instabilities in our lives can be tracked to how we considered all that is around us. This was an insanely busy conversation that feels way too short, though it never is with me and my favorite minister. Enjoy!

Episode 164 we talk about our deceitful hearts. It’s very easy to think that when we become Christians our hearts are cleaned and life is brand new, but that couldn’t be further from the truth in one regard. We have to learn to navigate the deceit that comes from being human and how to move beyond living according to our very deceitful hearts.

Episode 163 I talk with my brother Philip Hall about the issues plaguing Christian men in today’s society. The conversation goes many places, but leads to an important conversation about how we can better serve each other in times where black men especially are in need of spiritual guidance. Enjoy!

Episode 153 - Ownership

You are not your own. This is a reality that must be reconciled with those who say they are children of God. I believe it’s the struggle of that reality that causes the most struggle for believers. This episode I talk about what it means to be God’s own and how God’s ownership fuels the very purpose of our existence on this earth. As I weighed my own purpose these past weeks, I came to a couple of truths that I think could serve you well…so enjoy.

Check out these past episodes!

Episode 41 - You don’t lead faith, faith leads you 

Episode 90 - The Mission Statement 

Episode 127 - God Loves Hard

Phil 2:13

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

God wants to work in me, strengthen me and enlighten me to work for HIS Pleasure