Upon Their Shoulders

Jeff Wilson: Extended version

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Jeff Wilson, a preacher at the Kleinwood church of Christ near Houston, Texas. True literacy is the ability to follow an author’s deep and complicated thoughts. In this conversation, young people can learn how to read their Bibles more effectively, use their time more wisely, and connect with their church family more consistently.

Jeff Wilson: Recovering the habits of attention

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Jeff Wilson, a preacher at the Kleinwood church of Christ near Houston, Texas. True literacy is the ability to follow an author’s deep and complicated thoughts. In this conversation, young people can learn how to read their Bibles more effectively, use their time more wisely, and connect with their church family more consistently.

Dave Vaughan: Extended version

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Dave Vaughan, a deacon at the Richmond church of Christ near Polo, Missouri. Leaders are people who know the way, go the way, and show the way. In this conversation, young people can learn how to be vulnerable with other Christians and find a godly mate.

Dave Vaughan: If you miss heaven, you miss it all

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Dave Vaughan, a deacon at the Richmond church of Christ near Polo, Missouri. Leaders are people who know the way, go the way, and show the way. In this conversation, young people can learn how to be vulnerable with other Christians and find a godly mate.

Winter 2023 Application

In this episode, Jake Smith and Nick Weaver sit down with one another and discuss practical points of application from their last three months of interviews. We can apply the advice of those wiser than us by valuing the relationships we have, knowing it's okay to feel overwhelmed, and finding our way to serve in the Lord's family.

In Honor of Paul Earnhart

In this short episode, Jake Smith and Nick Weaver reflect on the passing of Paul Earnhart by reading the words of men who knew him and the blogs he shared on the Douglass Hills church of Christ website. Mr. Earnhart was a faithful Christian and a devout evangelist. His life will help teach others to glorify God long after he has left this Earth.

Ralph Walker: Extended version

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Ralph Walker, a preacher and a shepherd at the Henderson church of Christ in Temple Terrace, Florida. The more you pray and the more you use wisdom and understanding, the more you realize that God is not a vending machine. In this conversation, young people can learn how to raise faithful children and avoid the spiritual temptations of the internet.

Ralph Walker: Setting boundaries

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Ralph Walker, a preacher and a shepherd at the Henderson church of Christ in Temple Terrace, Florida. The more you pray and the more you use wisdom and understanding, the more you realize that God is not a vending machine. In this conversation, young people can learn how to raise faithful children and avoid the spiritual temptations of the internet.

Joe Hammontree: Extended version

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Joe Hammontree, an elder and a lifelong member of the Temple Terrace church of Christ in Tampa, Florida. If you are the smartest person in the room, you need to be in a different room. In this conversation, young people can learn how to balance life’s responsibilities and incorporate their faith in their careers.

Joe Hammontree: Spinning plates

Join Jake Smith and Nick Weaver as they interview Joe Hammontree, an elder and a lifelong member of the Temple Terrace church of Christ in Tampa, Florida. If you are the smartest person in the room, you need to be in a different room. In this conversation, young people can learn how to balance life’s responsibilities and incorporate their faith in their careers.