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Caffeinated Christianity
by Cooper Short
The coffee is black and the opinions are unqualified. Caffeinated Christianity is a creative collective of believers striving to fulfill the Great Commission and Glorify God. We are a blog, podcast, and creative website dedicated to practical Christianity from an evangelical worldview. The goal is simple: Know Christ and Reflect Christ. The vision of Caffeinated Christianity is to become a viable resource for discipleship and spiritual growth for the old, young, new, seasoned, mature and immature Christian. Check out all of our content on caffchrist.com! #JohnOneFive
Episodes
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Worship Service Pet Peeves
We all regularly attend worship services at our local church. Sometimes, we even lead them-- Cooper leads every week, allegedly. During these countless services we have attended, we have noticed things that really bug us: song choices, preaching ticks, common occurrences. On this episode, we talk...
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Misquoted Bible Verses
Hobby Lobby, your grandma's kitchen, youth group t shirts, random community ministries, Tim Tebow's eye black-- Bible verses are plastered everywhere. We love the Bible. We love quoting the Bible. But often, we find that some people actually use the Bible incorrectly and misquote it, misuse it…
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Our Personal Influences
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...
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Church Membership
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...
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The Ordinary Means of Grace
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…
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Assurance of Salvation
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...
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Things that plague our context — part 2
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...
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Things that plague our context — part 1
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...
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The Bible Belt Boys: the Introduction
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)...
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Coffee With Friends #12: Things Christians Say — Part 2
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…
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Coffee With Friends #11: Things Christians Say — Part 1
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…
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Coffee With Friends #10: Membership — Part 2
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…
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Coffee With Friends #9: Church Membership — Part 1
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…
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Coffee With Friends #8: Church History w/ MattGPT
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...
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Coffee With Friends #7: Merry Christmas!
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…
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Coffee With Friends #6: Christian Athletes & Celebrities
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...
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Coffee With Friends #5: Spiritual Discipline — Prayer & Meditation
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…
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Coffee With Friends #4: Spiritual Discipline — Bible Intake
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...
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Coffee With Friends #3: Roundtable — Christian Music
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
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Coffee With Friends #2: Evangelism & Discipleship in Gen Z
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…
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Coffee With Friends #1: The Boys
Welcome to the Coffee With Friends podcast. Join Lucas, John Harmon, and Cooper as they introduce themselves, introduce the pod, and talk about where and how God has called them into vocational ministry.
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Ep. 55: How do we know the Bible is true?
The Bible is awesome. The Bible also gets constantly used and misused. Some people value it. Others don't. Lots of people read it. But the key question is this: is the Bible actually true? Is it a reliable collection of historical documents or is it an amalgamation of fairytales and good advice?...
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Ep. 54: How to Read your Bible
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com Many of us have been told countless times, "Read your Bible!" This is all good and well. But do you actually know how to read your Bible? Do you know what that looks like? In this episode, we break down why we read the Bible, how Jesus viewed scripture, …...
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Ep. 53: [Myth #5] Mental Health isn’t a big deal for Christians.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many people would presumably say that mental health struggles are not a big deal for Christians. Surely, they have all the resources and solutions in the world, right? They're hurting? Let's just toss them a Bible verse. On this episode, we are dispelling the...
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Ep. 52: [Myth #4] “God knows I’m not perfect… and that’s just fine with Him.”
Many, if not all, of us have even guilty of qualifying our mistakes. We say things like, "Well, God knows I'm not perfect... listen, I know I'm not perfect.... that's okay, nobody is perfect..." And don't get me wrong-- all of these things are true. But truthfully, is this an okay thing? Should…
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Ep. 51: [Myth #3] The real world is ruining our Christian kids!
Many people are convinced that the "real world"-- whatever that even means-- is ruining our kids, our church members, etc. Here, we are going to talk about why in the world that is really probably not the case. Check out the blog for this podcast here. Welcome to Caffeinated Christianity. We are…
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Ep. 50: [Myth #2] As long as God is on the schedule, I’m doing just fine.
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com We all thought that maybe 2020 would help us get a lot of our priorities straight. Maybe, it did. For a lot of believers, it didn't. On this episode of Caffeinated Christianity, step into a bit of the philosophical as we wrestle with the idea of priorities…
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Ep. 49: [Myth #1] The Christian life is supposed to be covered in bubble wrap… right?
Photo by Andrew Neel on Pexels.com 2020 has been quite the year, and it's not even over yet. Many things have happened, begging us to ask the question: was it really supposed to be that hard? Doesn't God want us to be more successful than this? Find out more as we tackle our first myth … Continue...
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Ep. 48: The Myths of Christianity
We could say, "Hey, the Loch Ness monster is going to eat your boat!" But you won't believe us when we say that. Why? You know the Loch Ness monster isn't real-- it's a myth. On this new series of podcasts, we're going to walk through the myths of Christianity. You won't find the Bigfoot ……
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Ep. 47: The Ten Commandments — Honor Your Parents [Promises]
https://youtu.be/BEyRqqDB25E I love my parents. Chances are, you do, too. So, if that is the case, why did God go out of His way to tell us we need to honor our parents. And why also does this commandment come with a promise-- unlike the several commandments before it? I tackle this on more on …...
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Ep. 46: The Ten Commandments — “Honor the Sabbath” [Don’t Watch Netflix]
https://youtu.be/nTc6QkDELwk Audio Only On this episode of the podcast, we are back with the next installment of the series on the 10 Commandments. In Exodus 20, beginning in verse 8, God commands the Israelites to honor the Sabbath Day (the Seventh Day of the Week) as He did and rest-- shabbat....
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Ep. 45: The Ten Commandments — You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain…
https://youtu.be/cwVONgnU2y4 Audio Only On this episode of the podcast, we are going to be looking at the third commandment-- taking God's name in vain. We've all been told what this means growing up, but perhaps it's not really what you think it means. Check out our next episode of the…
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Sermon — Nature vs. Nurture — 1 John 2:28-3:3
https://youtu.be/rvdBCh0dDrE Audio Only This is a sermon given by me, Cooper Short, at Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This is a part of a series walking through 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist while finishing my undergraduate at...
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Sermon — Key Words — 1 John 2:18-27
https://youtu.be/k0IGgkrvnoQ Audio only This is a sermon given by me, Cooper Short, at Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This is a part of a series walking through 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist while finishing my undergraduate at...
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Sermon — Same and Different — 1 John 2:12-17
https://youtu.be/0L9LoiY5AXc Audio only This is a sermon given by me, Cooper Short, at Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This is a part of a series walking through 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist while finishing my undergraduate at...
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Ep. 44: The Ten Commandments — “You shall not make for yourself a carved image…”
https://youtu.be/dY0cWVlIs0s Audio Only Full disclaimer: I took some interpretive (with a little research) freedom on this one. On this episode, we are talking about making carved images. No, this isn't art class. It won't be high quality, but it sure will be fun. #JohnOneFive Welcome to...
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Ep. 43: The 10 Commandments — Idolatry
On this episode of the podcast and video cast, we are tackling the first commandment of the 10-- "You shall have no other gods before me." It's not our natural inclination to think of ourselves as pagan idolaters, but I think the case can be made that we pretty much are. Check it out now! …...
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Sermon — Love Kills — 1 John 2:7-11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bu4hrVqmWw Here is a sermon given by me, Cooper Short, on 1 John 2:7-11. I preached this at Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This is a part of a series walking through 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist while...
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Ep. 42: The 10 Commandments — Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EagIHBjvxrM We are finally an audio and video podcast. I'm no sure if that's good or bad. Let's just say good for now! On this inaugural episode of the Caffeinated Christianity Podcast, we are going to kickoff a series on the 10 Commandments. I'm sure you've heard...
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Sermon — Walk as He Walked — 1 John 2:1-6
Here is a sermon I gave as part of a series on 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This series is my first sermon series ever. All feedback is welcome as I am learning the ropes of this whole preaching … Continue reading...
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Sermon — Let’s be honest… — 1 John 1:5-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsieMsGos68 Here is a sermon I gave as part of a series on 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This series is my first sermon series ever. All feedback is welcome as I am learning the ropes of...
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Sermon — Introduction to First John — 1 John 1:1-4
Here is a sermon I gave to begin a series on 1 John. At the time of this posting, I am serving as pulpit supply for Bethel Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. This series is my first sermon series ever. All feedback is welcome as I am learning the ropes of this whole preaching thing. … Continue…
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Ep. 41: The Story of Us — Consummation
We have taken quite a long time to tell one story. I know, I know... you're bored by now. But this is our final episode of the series! We have been walking through what are, in my view, the six major parts of the Story of the Bible-- the Story of Us. Here on this … Continue reading Ep. 41: The...
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Ep. 40: The Story of Us — Expectation
We're back. We started a Story in September. Due to some technical difficulties, we are still en route to finishing that story. Please extend some grace for our absence. The Bible is one big, interwoven story of redemption that Christ created for humanity. This is the story of us as people-- not...
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Ep. 39.5: An Update From Cooper
I've been on administrative leave due to some technical difficulties with recordings and all that jazz. I also chose to take a huge load of classes while also playing a college sport. Silly me! Check out this quick update on what's been happening. More content is on the way!
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Ep. 39: The Story of Us — Salvation
We're back, and of course, it's not in a timely manner. Please, do not criticize-- I'm a busy person. On this episode, we are in stage 4 of the Story of Us. We've talked about creation. We've talked about this creation being broken by sin. This sin puts us in a frustrating cycle. The only …...
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Ep. 38: The Story of Us — Frustration
The Bible is one, big story. It's a story of history, yes. But it's also the story of you, me, and everyone else. In the first episode, we looked at creation. Last episode, we looked at devastation-- sin. On this episode, we are taking a look at the third part of the story: frustration. The …...
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Ep. 37: the Story of Us — Devastation
The Bible is one big story. On the last podcast, we talked about the first part of this story: Creation. God created the world to be perfect and awesome. Creation as we know it today is still pretty spectacular. But there is something off. There is still war. There is still pain. Something…
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Coffee With Friends #8: Gavin James
On this installment of Coffee With Friends, for one, there is actually coffee being consumed during the recording. That's probably a first. I got to sit down and talk to a teammate and friend of mine, Gavin James, about something very unique-- metal music. We talked about metal culture, Gavin's…
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Ep. 36: The Story of Us — Creation
I am back from my accidental sabbatical. My life has been doing 1200 things since July, and not one of those things is slowing down. Caffeinated Christianity is still alive and well. I'm fired up. On this episode, we are going to be kicking off a new series (I really like series, don't I?) on …...
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The coffee is black and the opinions are unqualified. Caffeinated Christianity is a creative collective of believers striving to fulfill the Great Commission and Glorify God. We are a blog, podcast, and creative website dedicated to practical Christianity from an evangelical worldview. The goal is simple: Know Christ and Reflect Christ. The vision of Caffeinated Christianity is to become a viable resource for discipleship and spiritual growth for the old, young, new, seasoned, mature and immature Christian. Check out all of our content on caffchrist.com! #JohnOneFive
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