Disciple Blueprint Podcast

Sunday morning has a lot more competition than it used to.

Sports leagues schedule games. The weather is perfect for outdoor activities. We've had an exhausting week and would rather sleep in. And with church services available online, it's easy to tell ourselves we'll just watch later.

In this episode, Raymond starts with a real-life Sunday Pony Football game and asks a larger question: When church and something else compete for the...

Have you ever had someone in your family you desperately wanted to change?

When we love someone, it's difficult to watch them make decisions we believe are hurting them. We may speak truth, offer advice, send Scripture and keep having the same conversations, but eventually we have to recognize the difference between what God has given us responsibility for and what we simply cannot control.

In this episode, Raymond uses Romans 12:18&...

Joseph's family was a mess.

Favoritism, jealousy, resentment, deception and betrayal were already part of the family long before Joseph became a ruler in Egypt. Yet when Scripture tells Joseph's story, we discover that human brokenness never prevented God from working.

In this episode, Raymond looks closely at Joseph's family and what their story can teach us about our own. We may inherit unhealthy patterns and wounds that we didn't ...

Twenty years from now, what will your children or grandchildren remember about your faith?

It may not be the formal lessons you taught them. Often, the things that stay with us are the ordinary moments: watching someone pray when life gets difficult, seeing a parent apologize when they're wrong or recognizing through everyday choices what truly matters to them.

In this episode, Raymond shares the memory of his grandmother sitting at ...

What do you do when you want to lead your family spiritually, but nobody ever showed you how?

If you didn't grow up in a home where your parents prayed with you, read Scripture with you or modeled spiritual leadership, it can feel like you're trying to figure everything out on your own.

In this episode, Raymond looks at how we can learn from faithful people God places around us. Using Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 11:1 and the exampl...

You took them to church.

You taught them about Jesus.

You prayed for them.

You tried to live your faith in front of them.

Then they grew up—and they walked away.

For a Christian parent or grandparent, few questions hurt more than:

“What did I do wrong?”

This is a deeply personal episode for Raymond. Neither of his adult children regularly attends church today, and he openly discusses the questions he still asks himself a...

Your family probably learns more about your faith by watching you than by listening to you talk about it.

They see how you respond when you're angry.

They notice whether you pray.

They see whether Scripture actually affects your decisions.

They watch how you treat people, whether you forgive, whether you apologize when you're wrong, and whether Jesus makes any practical difference in your everyday life.

In this episode, Raymond looks at...

Surrender sounds good until God allows something you never planned.

It's easy to say, “God, Your will be done,” when His will seems to line up with ours.

But what happens when the job disappears? The opportunity doesn't happen? The door closes? The future suddenly looks nothing like the one you had planned?

That's when surrender stops being theoretical.

In this episode, Raymond shares from his own experience of being fired ...

Episode 37 — What Do You Say to God When You Have Nothing to Say?

Sometimes the hardest part of prayer is simply figuring out what to say.

You sit down to pray. You know you should talk to God. You may even want to talk to Him.

And then...nothing.

In this episode, Raymond gets practical about those moments. Prayer doesn't require a speech, a formula, or thirty minutes of carefully organized requests. God already knows what's happ...

Episode 36 — Why Does God Want Us to Pray?

If God already knows what you need before you ask Him, why pray?

That question gets to the heart of what prayer actually is. Prayer isn't about giving God information He doesn't have or finding the perfect words that will somehow get His attention. It's about relationship.

In this episode, Raymond looks at Jesus' teaching on prayer and asks whether we've made prayer more complicated tha...

You've decided you're going to read the Bible every day. You find a reading plan, start strong, miss a couple of days—and before long you're so far behind that opening the Bible makes you feel guilty.

Sound familiar?

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we're making daily Bible reading considerably simpler. A sustainable habit doesn't require an hour every morning, an elaborate study system, or a perfect streak. I...

Have you ever finished reading a chapter of the Bible only to realize a few minutes later that you can't remember what you read?

If so, it's reasonable to ask how Bible reading is supposed to transform us.

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we move beyond “Christians should read their Bibles” and examine why Scripture matters in the first place. According to 2 Timothy 3:16–17, God's Word teaches, reb...

Most Christians would say God is directing their lives. But there's another question worth asking: Do we actually seek God's direction, or do we make our own plans and then ask Him to bless them?

There's a significant difference between wanting God's help and surrendering to God's leadership.

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we explore what it means to trust God when we cannot see the entire road ahead. God's direct...

You've probably heard Christians describe their priorities this way: God first, family second, church third, work fourth.

But does God really belong at the top of a list—or should He be at the center of everything on it?

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we examine what it really means to put God first. Following Christ isn't about giving God a few minutes in the morning before moving on to the rest of our live...

When we think about making a difference for God, it's easy to imagine doing something big—a larger ministry, a bigger audience, an important position, or an opportunity to influence thousands of people.

But what if the most important ministry God has given you is already sitting across the dinner table?

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we examine what biblical faithfulness looks like in ordinary life. Rather t...

We spend enormous amounts of time arguing about elections, politicians, laws, and what Washington should do to fix the problems facing our country. Government matters, and Scripture gives it a legitimate role—but there are some things government simply cannot do.

In this episode of the Disciple Blueprint Podcast, we look at the difference between changing behavior from the outside and the transformation that only Christ can ac...