Caffeinated Christianity

Our Personal Influences

Cooper Short — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:22:03 +0000

The Boys have been real busy, so it's been a while since they talked. But on this episode of Caffeinated Christianity, the Boys have a conversation about our personal influences-- pastors, authors, podcasts, you name it. We recorded this before the end of March Madness, so feel free to skip the intro unless you want to see how right or wrong we were. Your call. #NoDoubt

Church Membership

Cooper Short — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:08:20 +0000

Joining a church is really important, but for many people that entire idea can be misunderstood, complicated, or carry a lot of baggage. Maybe you have no qualms with church membership. Maybe you've never considered it. Maybe you think it's like Costco. No matter what you think, this episode will dispel any and all myths surrounding church membership. We think it's important, and we think you should think it's important. Humor us for about an hour to hear why. #ThanksMarkDever

The Ordinary Means of Grace

Cooper Short — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:04:12 +0000

Have you ever stopped to think about what exactly your church does? When you think of what your church should be doing, do you think of programs? Preaching? Benevolence? All of the above? On this episode of the Bible Belt Boys, Caleb and Cooper take a deep dive into the ordinary means of grace-- a fancy term to describe many things your church probably already does. But as they make the case here, perhaps your church could do them even better.

Assurance of Salvation

Cooper Short — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:54:55 +0000

If you have spent any time around evangelical Christianity, particularly Southern Baptists, then you have likely heard some talk of being "once saved, always saved!" We refer to this as the assurance of your salvation. On this episode, this is exactly what we tackle. Is your salvation secure? How do you know that? When you should you start to worry? Who will win the NCAA tournament? Find the answers to all that and more on this episode of *checks notes* Caffeinated Christianity.

Things that plague our context — part 2

Cooper Short — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:29:21 +0000

Things that plague our context — part 1

Cooper Short — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:13:09 +0000

Caleb and Cooper both pastor Bible Belt churches in the Bible Belt-- redundant, we know. But this particular context in and of itself comes with some of its own unique challenges. And it actually changes the way the ministry can and should be done. On this two-part podcast conversation, the Bible Belt Boys drill down on some of the unique challenges that plague the Bible Belt churches many of you may attend.

The Bible Belt Boys: the Introduction

Cooper Short — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:21:19 +0000

On this here inaugural episode of the Bible Belt Boys, Caleb and Cooper talk about snow, planning services, who they are, what they do, and the life and legacy of Thomas Broom. Time stamps: (0:00-12:35) Snow and services (12:36) The origin of the Bible Belt Boys (16:42) Caleb's background (19:15) Cooper's background (24:45) Our friend Thomas Broom

Coffee With Friends #12: Things Christians Say — Part 2

Cooper Short — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:07:24 +0000

Christians are guilty of saying all sorts of things-- including us. And sometimes, some of the things we say are, well, goofy. Or theologically incorrect. Or something in between. The Boys have another two-parter where they discuss all sorts of things Christians say, all sorts of quippy things they come up with. Everyone is guilty of saying something wrong, but of course, the three of us never do! Enjoy!

Coffee With Friends #11: Things Christians Say — Part 1

Cooper Short — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:04:36 +0000

Coffee With Friends #10: Membership — Part 2

Cooper Short — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:28:35 +0000

Church membership is extremely important, and for many people, something they know a little bit about. But what is the importance in church membership? How should churches practice it? What are the good and bad things about certain membership ideas? Does membership even matter? This podcast has two parts because the Boys have a lengthy roundtable discussion about it, covering a wide range of topics. This is probably one of our best chats. We hope you enjoy.

Coffee With Friends #9: Church Membership — Part 1

Cooper Short — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:20:08 +0000

Coffee With Friends #8: Church History w/ MattGPT

Cooper Short — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:57:32 +0000

On this episode of CWF, Friend of the Show™ and Chaperone of the Year™ MattGPT joins the Boys for a bonafide nerd fest. This discussion is centered around Church History. We discuss Church History facts and figures, what's interesting to us, and most importantly we answer this question: why is learning church history important? History is important, and it's really important for Christians. You will also learn pretty quickly how and why Matt has earned his nickname. Long live John Harmon Melton!

Coffee With Friends #7: Merry Christmas!

Cooper Short — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:28:12 +0000

On this episode of Coffee With Friends, the Boys are back with Friend of the Show™ Gabe Short to discuss all things Christmas. Specifically, we get into the traditions and implications of the Christmas Holiday. But that all comes after a debate over the future of the Chiefs and the Panthers playoff hopes. Also, for about 8 minutes in the middle, the microphone is picking up someone's heart beat, so don't freak out when you hear it. Anyway, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! #EggNog

Coffee With Friends #6: Christian Athletes & Celebrities

Cooper Short — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:00:52 +0000

There are famous people online and on television constantly referring to their faith, to God, to Jesus, to various other things related to or adjacent to Christianity. How is it that we should think about these things? Do we need to think deeply about this? Does it really matter? Should Jameis Winston pastor my church? Join the Boys plus friend of the show Gabe as they think through famous Christians and what that means for us-- not-so-famous Christians.

Coffee With Friends #5: Spiritual Discipline — Prayer & Meditation

Cooper Short — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:09:46 +0000

On this episode, we talk about prayer, mediation, and some other things. Prayer and mediation-- what are those? Is meditation something Christians do? Does my prayer life need to be ceremonial and routine? What does it mean to pray without ceasing? We answer those questions and more on this episode of Coffee With Friends. #Pray #Praysomemore #MeditationIsntHumming

Coffee With Friends #4: Spiritual Discipline — Bible Intake

Cooper Short — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:36:47 +0000

If you have been around a local church-- or around the three of us-- then you have likely been encouraged to read your Bible. What does that look like? What does it accomplish? How do you pull it off? Is it easy to read or hard to read? We talk about all that and more on this episode. #ESV #JohnsAHeretic (0:00-5:40) Intro and Christmas Chatter (5:45-13:41) Biblical foundations (why read the Bible?) (13:45- 24:59) What our daily routines look like (25:00-32:00) How to get started reading the Bible (32:01-38:00) Bible Translations (38:01-End) Other Bible intake methods and more conversation

Coffee With Friends #3: Roundtable — Christian Music

Cooper Short — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:02:22 +0000

Join the Boys plus Gabe Short on this episode to discuss Christian Music. There are some hot takes, some good discussion on best practices, and some general banter. (0:00-3:00) — Intro & Special Guest (3:01-4:25) Is music in the Bible? (4:30-End) Christian Music Hot Takes & General Discussion

Coffee With Friends #2: Evangelism & Discipleship in Gen Z

Cooper Short — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:21:49 +0000

On this episode of Coffee With Friends, special guest, friend of the show, and Cooper's little brother Gabe joins The Boys for a lengthy discussion on evangelism and discipleship in Gen Z and the local church in general. Gabe talks about his time at UNCW and his local church there, their evangelism efforts, and what he sees on the ground. Then, there's a round-table discussion on mission, tactics, what we see happening, and what local churches can do to get in on the harvest. If you want to skip the football banter, start listening at about 10 minutes. Times: (0:00-9:15) — College football banter (10:30-17:50) — Gabe’s experience with church and Evangelism at UNCW - (18:00-25:30) —Biblical foundations for evangelism and discipleship (25:31-26:40) — what is evangelism and discipleship? (26:45-44:00) — What actually works in evangelism and discipleship? Why is the “harvest plentiful”? (44:05) — What doesn’t work and what does to reach the next generation?

Coffee With Friends #1: The Boys

Cooper Short — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:14:21 +0000

Ep. 55: How do we know the Bible is true?

Cooper Short — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:28:41 +0000

Ep. 54: How to Read your Bible

Cooper Short — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:13:00 +0000

Ep. 53: [Myth #5] Mental Health isn’t a big deal for Christians.

Cooper Short — Wed, 12 May 2021 18:47:02 +0000

Ep. 52: [Myth #4] “God knows I’m not perfect… and that’s just fine with Him.”

Cooper Short — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:40:11 +0000

Ep. 51: [Myth #3] The real world is ruining our Christian kids!

Cooper Short — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:31:46 +0000

Ep. 50: [Myth #2] As long as God is on the schedule, I’m doing just fine.

Cooper Short — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 01:29:15 +0000

Ep. 49: [Myth #1] The Christian life is supposed to be covered in bubble wrap… right?

Cooper Short — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:49:39 +0000

Ep. 48: The Myths of Christianity

Cooper Short — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:43:44 +0000

Ep. 47: The Ten Commandments — Honor Your Parents [Promises]

Cooper Short — Tue, 05 May 2020 14:50:47 +0000

Ep. 46: The Ten Commandments — “Honor the Sabbath” [Don’t Watch Netflix]

Cooper Short — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:09:16 +0000

Ep. 45: The Ten Commandments — You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain…

Cooper Short — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:34:04 +0000

Sermon — Nature vs. Nurture — 1 John 2:28-3:3

Cooper Short — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:34:13 +0000

Sermon — Key Words — 1 John 2:18-27

Cooper Short — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:07:01 +0000

Sermon — Same and Different — 1 John 2:12-17

Cooper Short — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:05:21 +0000

Ep. 44: The Ten Commandments — “You shall not make for yourself a carved image…”

Cooper Short — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:29:27 +0000

Ep. 43: The 10 Commandments — Idolatry

Cooper Short — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:20:22 +0000

Sermon — Love Kills — 1 John 2:7-11

Cooper Short — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:52:48 +0000

Ep. 42: The 10 Commandments — Intro

Cooper Short — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:26:39 +0000

Sermon — Walk as He Walked — 1 John 2:1-6

Cooper Short — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:33:06 +0000

Sermon — Let’s be honest… — 1 John 1:5-10

Cooper Short — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:12:06 +0000

Sermon — Introduction to First John — 1 John 1:1-4

Cooper Short — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:10:49 +0000

Ep. 41: The Story of Us — Consummation

Cooper Short — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:06:58 +0000

Ep. 40: The Story of Us — Expectation

Cooper Short — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:00:23 +0000

Ep. 39.5: An Update From Cooper

Cooper Short — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:53:15 +0000

Ep. 39: The Story of Us — Salvation

Cooper Short — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:46:16 +0000

Ep. 38: The Story of Us — Frustration

Cooper Short — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:18:58 +0000

Ep. 37: the Story of Us — Devastation

Cooper Short — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:13:36 +0000

Coffee With Friends #8: Gavin James

Cooper Short — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:16:21 +0000

Ep. 36: The Story of Us — Creation

Cooper Short — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:16:14 +0000

Coffee With Friends #7: Keith Schmutzler

Cooper Short — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:49:04 +0000

Coffee With Friends #6: Sue Barlow

Cooper Short — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:46:47 +0000

Ep. 35: the Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 8… The Finale

Cooper Short — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:15:44 +0000

Sermon – July 21, 2019 – Tick Tock

Cooper Short — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:24:26 +0000

Ep. 34: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 7

Cooper Short — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:17:05 +0000

Ep. 33: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 6

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:40:08 +0000

Sermon – July 7, 2019 – The Real Deal

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:29:45 +0000

Sermon – June 30, 2019 – The Bible vs. You

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:27:51 +0000

Sermon – June 23, 2019 – Grace? Grace died 2000 years ago!

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:24:08 +0000

Sermon – June 9, 2019 – David & Goliath & You

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:21:18 +0000

Ep. 32: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 5

Cooper Short — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 21:10:19 +0000

Ep. 31: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 4

Cooper Short — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:05:08 +0000

Ep. 30: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 3

Cooper Short — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:06:07 +0000

Ep. 29: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 2

Cooper Short — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:21:55 +0000

Ep. 28: The Cornfield Chronicles — Episode 1

Cooper Short — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:58:28 +0000

Coffee With Friends #5: Jonathan Bundon

Cooper Short — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:00:48 +0000

Coffee With Friends #4: Jeff Johnson

Cooper Short — Wed, 29 May 2019 16:08:51 +0000

Ep. 27: Which Bible Do You Read? – NKJV, RV, NIrV, MSG, & ICB

Cooper Short — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:28:21 +0000

Ep. 26: Which Bible Do You Read? – NLT, ESV, & CSB

Cooper Short — Wed, 08 May 2019 22:51:40 +0000

Coffee With Friends #3: Chris Amond

Cooper Short — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:21:25 +0000

Ep. 25: Which Bible do you read? – NIV & KJV

Cooper Short — Wed, 01 May 2019 18:38:19 +0000

CCP Ep. 24: Easter Break

Cooper Short — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:17:03 +0000

CCP Ep. 23: Culture Pt. 4

Cooper Short — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:31:37 +0000

Coffee With Friends #2: Preston Stevenson

Cooper Short — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:32:27 +0000

CCP Ep. 22: Culture Pt. 3

Cooper Short — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:29:44 +0000

Coffee With Friends #1: JC Younger

Cooper Short — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:33:18 +0000

CCP Ep. 20: Culture Pt. 1

Cooper Short — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:36:39 +0000

CCP Ep. 19: Welcome to the Culture

Cooper Short — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:06:49 +0000

CCP Ep. 18: Label Maker

Cooper Short — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:13:55 +0000

CCP Ep. 17: The Song that Changed the Game

Cooper Short — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:13:22 +0000

CCP Ep. 16: Sir Readsalot

Cooper Short — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:05:48 +0000

CCP Ep. 15: Teammates

Cooper Short — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:33:10 +0000

CCP Ep. 14: Bible Verses Galore

Cooper Short — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:01:56 +0000

CCP Ep. 13: the Son of Man

Cooper Short — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:08:04 +0000

CCP Ep. 12: David vs. Goliath

Cooper Short — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:32:33 +0000

CCP Episode 11: Discipline Szn

Cooper Short — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:18:56 +0000

CCP Ep. 10: Jesus Pt. 6 — The Gospel Jesus

Cooper Short — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:19:27 +0000

CCP Episode 9: Jesus Pt. 5 — Practical Jesus

Cooper Short — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 16:45:54 +0000

CCP Episode 8: Jesus Pt. 4 — The Prophetic Jesus

Cooper Short — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:00:47 +0000

CCP Ep. 7: Jesus Pt. 3 — Historical Jesus

Cooper Short — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:22:54 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 6: Jesus Pt. 2 — The Preface

Cooper Short — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:34:05 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 5: Jesus Pt. 1 — Who?

Cooper Short — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:06:02 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 4: Drink the Rain

Cooper Short — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:38:44 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 3: My Secret Sauce

Cooper Short — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 23:42:56 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 2: SCRAM!

Cooper Short — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:48:27 +0000

CC Podcast Episode 1: Who is this guy?

Cooper Short — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 01:41:32 +0000

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