Chats Under the Sun

I love talking about what following Jesus means to pastors, CEOs, homeless, nerds, filmmakers, philosophers, entrepreneurs, missionaries, storytellers, moms, rocket scientists, artists and travellers. Disclaimer: The opinions and views of my guests are their own and not necessarily held by me.

130: Writing/directing Hoodwinked, VeggieTales and The Wingfeather Saga with Cory Edwards

Cory Edwards is a filmmaker, writer, and comedian best known for directing and co-writing Hoodwinked!, widely considered one of the most financially successful animated films of all time. I loved sitting down and talking with him about the creative process, making movies, and being a Christian in the film industry. Check out the trailer for his new film All is Merry & Bright here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH1r0uhbLE4 Connect with Cory @RealCoryEdwards on X. Find me on Instagram @itsthevalkIf this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthes

10-20
01:09:03

129: The Book Boys Are Back (Part 5).

P5. FINALLY LIVE AND IN PERSON. I sat down with John-Michael, Bod, and Owen to talk about the books that we read this year. It was programming as usual, a TON of fun and I got a whole bunch of new book reccos from the pod. 10/10 good times. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

08-25
01:23:37

128: The Book Boys Are Back (Part 4).

P4. CONTINUALLY LIVE AND IN PERSON. I sat down with John-Michael, Bod, and Owen to talk about the books that we read this year. It was programming as usual, a TON of fun and I got a whole bunch of new book reccos from the pod. 10/10 good times. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

08-22
01:41:59

127: The Book Boys Are Back (Part 3).

P3. CONTINUING TO BE LIVE AND IN PERSON. I sat down with John-Michael, Bod, and Owen to talk about the books that we read this year. It was programming as usual, a TON of fun and I got a whole bunch of new book reccos from the pod. 10/10 good times. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

08-18
01:18:44

126: The Book Boys Are Back (Part 2).

P2. STILL LIVE AND IN PERSON. I sat down with John-Michael, Bod, and Owen to talk about the books that we read this year. It was programming as usual, a TON of fun and I got a whole bunch of new book reccos from the pod. 10/10 good times. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

08-15
01:37:52

125: The Book Boys Are Back (Part 1).

P1. LIVE AND IN PERSON AGAIN. I sat down with John-Michael, Bod, and Owen to talk about the books that we read this year. It was programming as usual, a TON of fun and I got a whole bunch of new book reccos from the pod. 10/10 good times. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

08-11
01:12:38

124: Christian Nationalism, Religious Freedom, and Becoming a Professor at Southern with John D. Wilsey

Dr. John D. Wilsey is a Professor of Church History and Philosophy at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After several years of talking politics in the halls or the gym, I asked if he would come on the podcast and share some wisdom. He agreed, and we had a really good chat. Purchase Dr. Wilsey's latest book, Religious Freedom here: https://a.co/d/3ZXDpPeFind me on Instagram @itsthevalkIf this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthes

06-02
01:08:33

123: Owen Hebbert Wrote a Book and You Should Buy It Now.

Owen Hebbert had a dream.... no, like an actual dream in the middle of the night, and he wrote an entire book about it. We sat down and talked about his book, the dream, the process of writing and as always, it was a riot. Purchase Owen's book, Art and Artifice on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/bsRYsDwFind Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerI am always I am @itsthevalkIf this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

03-12
01:39:21

122: (Part 4) The Epic Books of 2024 with Jesse, Owen and John-Michael.

We did it. Despite not being able to gather in person for our book podcast about a month ago, we hopped online for an absolute riot of a podcast. We talked about all the books we read in the second half of 2024. You know the drill: these podcasts are hilarious, and I love them so much. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

03-07
01:34:27

121: (Part 3) The Epic Books of 2024 with Jesse, Owen and John-Michael.

We did it. Despite not being able to gather in person for our book podcast about a month ago, we hopped online for an absolute riot of a podcast. We talked about all the books we read in the second half of 2024. You know the drill: these podcasts are hilarious, and I love them so much. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

03-03
01:28:00

120: (Part 2) The Epic Books of 2024 with Jesse, Owen and John-Michael.

We did it. Despite not being able to gather in person for our book podcast about a month ago, we hopped online for an absolute riot of a podcast. We talked about all the books we read in the second half of 2024. You know the drill: these podcasts are hilarious, and I love them so much. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

03-01
01:14:12

119: The Epic Books of 2024 with Jesse, Owen and John-Michael.

We did it. Despite not being able to gather in person for our book podcast about a month ago, we hopped online for an absolute riot of a podcast. We talked about all the books we read in the second half of 2024. You know the drill: these podcasts are hilarious, and I love them so much. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writerJohn-Michael is @aboutjemI am always I am @itsthevalk

02-24
01:14:00

118: These young lads each read 100 books last year.

Brad Bout, and Andrew and Jordan Enter embarked in January 2024 to read 100 books each by the end of December. They pulled it off, and we had planned to have them crash this year's book pod, but all the regularly scheduled gentlemen came down sick, leaving the Book Boys Jr. to be the stars of the show. I LOVED talking with these guys, it takes a lot of discipline to read 100 books in a year, and their musings on the process are really worth listening to. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  I am @itsthevalk on the gram. Love you all. 

01-27
01:49:56

117: Jesse breaks down his latest album and gives a brief history of hip-hop

Jesse opened up his Logic edit file and took me track by track through his latest album Dream Journal. Bro literally wrote down his dreams for a week and made an album out of them. I loved this episode. You gotta give both this pod a listen, and go stream Dream Journal released under DJ BOD.  Stream Dream Journal here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FDGuMtXqBfNnPqQg83Xbh?si=Witos4f8T8iBhTxXo4YgzA  If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Jesse is on the gram @boutjesse I am @itsthevalk Love you all. 

12-30
01:08:36

116: The Early Days of Immanuel with Ryan Fullerton & Jeff King

I sat down two of my pastors, Ryan and Jeff to hear them chat about their friendship and the early days of pastoring Immanuel Baptist Church. Over the last 20 years the church has grown from 17 to 650 members, and they have many stories from along the way. Being a member of Immanuel is one of the most meaningful aspects of my life, and I'm so grateful I got to sit down and hear these insights and wisdom from two men I respect. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Learn more about Immanuel at https://immanuelky.org/ I am @itsthevalk on Instagram. Love you all. 

12-16
01:27:22

115: Starting CROSS Con, meeting Elisabeth Elliot, and evangelism in Iraq with Mack Stiles.

I LOVED talking to Mack. I've seen him speak at CROSS con many times and it was a pleasure sitting down and discussing missions. 10/10 recco this episode. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Mack on the Twitter @MackStiles I am @itsthevalk on Insta Love you all.  Jake

10-21
38:12

114: Work, Calling, and Vocation with Pastor William Boekestein

William Boekestein is the pastor of Immanuel Fellowship Church in Kalamazoo, and the author Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. We chatted about this book and had a seriously fantastic conversation. I wish I had read this book a decade ago. If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  I am @itsthevalk Love you all.  Jake

10-07
57:31

113: BOOK POD, LIVE AND IN COLOUR!! (Part 5) with Owen, Jesse and John-Michael

(P5) Thank you all for listening to this monster. We talked about the nearly two hundred books we have read this year thus far. As always, I LOVE doing this podcast. These are some of the most hilarious and thoughtful brothers I could ever hope for.  If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Here is a Sheet with all the books we have read so far https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q2dubBAfosIKUbbLQYNuK9MXP6rVx2X-392VuQbhf40/edit?usp=sharing Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer John-Michael is @aboutjem I am always I am @itsthevalk

09-16
01:44:31

112: BOOK POD, LIVE AND IN COLOUR!! (Part 4) with Owen, Jesse and John-Michael

(P4) We talked about the nearly two hundred books we have read this year thus far. As always, I LOVE doing this podcast. These are some of the most hilarious and thoughtful brothers I could ever hope for.  If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Here is a Sheet with all the books we have read so far https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q2dubBAfosIKUbbLQYNuK9MXP6rVx2X-392VuQbhf40/edit?usp=sharing Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer John-Michael is @aboutjem I am always I am @itsthevalk

09-09
01:33:02

111: BOOK POD, LIVE AND IN COLOUR!! (Part 3) with Owen, Jesse and John-Michael

(P3) We talked about the nearly two hundred books we have read this year thus far. As always, I LOVE doing this podcast. These are some of the most hilarious and thoughtful brothers I could ever hope for.  If this podcast has ever been impactful for you, I’d be thrilled if you would donate a coffee or two at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/chatsunderthesun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Here is a Sheet with all the books we have read so far https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q2dubBAfosIKUbbLQYNuK9MXP6rVx2X-392VuQbhf40/edit?usp=sharing Find Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer John-Michael is @aboutjem I am always I am @itsthevalk

09-02
01:52:29

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