Faith In Action

This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Matthew Dyess about the unbiblical attitude Americans and the Church now have toward craftsmanship. Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/ Guest Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587388784519

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Megan Basham about bold truth and her conference in West Tennessee    Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Spring Conference registration link: https://cornwallalliance.org/conference/ Guest Links:  @megbasham

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Pastor Willy Rice about his upcoming nomination for President of the Southern Baptist Convention.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  SBC Annual Meeting: https://sbcannualmeeting.net/ Guest Links:  @WillyRice

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Jeremy Carl about his new book and the media circus that ended his confirmation process with woke lies and attempts to assassinate his character.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Buy the Book: https://a.co/d/06qt3d1f Guest Links:  @realJeremyCarl https://www.claremont.org/

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Alex Newman about his new book and the total failure of the Memphis school system.    Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Buy the Book: https://a.co/d/0cv81yCD  Guest Links:  @ALEXNEWMAN_JOU   libertysentinel.org/alex/   Home Educators of Colorado Event: CHEC.org   Liberty Pastors Event in San Diego libertypastors.org   The New American Magazine https://thenewamerican.com  

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Shelly Sumner about an upcoming Life Walk and how people from all over the region can participate in this great event.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest link: https://lcfriends.org/ Sign up for the Life Walk: https://secure.fundeasy.com/minist.../event/website/home/...  

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk about three of the hot topics of our day and are encouraging you to get in the conversation to advocate for biblical leadership in your community.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @mnbookman @shawngrahamTN

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Jeremy R Carl about the need for young men to have good teaching from their elders and put to work building the church. Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/  Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/  Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest link: @CIKJeremyCarl American Reformer article: https://americanreformer.org/2026/02/what-young-men-want-from-the-church/

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Pastor J Chase Davis about his new book Offensive Christianity and we hope all our listeners will get this resources to help get them engaged in the Christian fight for our families.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @jchasedavis Buy the Book: https://founderspress.org/

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Pastor Matthew Trewhella about the need for churches to stop pretending they are pious princesses and start engaging in local politics as the Bible prescribes.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: defytyrants.com

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk about some of the hot topics of our day and are encouraging you to get in the conversation and advocate for biblical leadership in your community.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @mnbookman @shawngrahamTN

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn are joined by Andrew Johnson of NorthStone Baptist Church to talk about how both young and old Christians must understand discipleship to be a blessing again to each generation. Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/  Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/  Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: www.strengthforlife.church https://www.facebook.com/andrew.johnson.318703

Show notes: This week, Matthew and Shawn are joined by Rob Evras of Navitait.com, and they talk about how vocations are a ministry that is equally important to any foreign mission work.   Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: navitait.com

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Todd Leonard of the Micah Mandate about how important it is to work locally for discipleship and community change.      Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: https://themicahmandate.com https://www.facebook.com/todd.leonard.169

Show notes: This week, Matthew and Shawn are joined by Alan Atchison of Capstone Report to talk about how the American immigration policy is bad for America and must be modified for us and the sojourners in our land.    Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Link: @CapstoneReport

Show notes: This week, Matthew and Shawn are joined by Judd Saul of Equipping the Persecuted to talk about the American efforts in Nigeria. Please support this lifesaving work. Visit their website at www.equippingthepersecuted.org/.    Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @juddsaul @EquipPersecuted Share this map of the genocide with your elected officials: https://equippingthepersecutedmap.org/map/ Buy the coffee:  

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations about his new book, WOKE AND WEAPONIZED: How Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education, and How We Can Win It Back.      Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @TheRobertBshow @ALEXNEWMAN_JOU Buy the book: https://woke-and-weaponized.com

Show notes: This week, Matthew and Shawn talk about big changes for CCOT in 2026 and the issues we covered in 2025 in conversations with Faith In Action's guests and topics. Please support our work. Donate to support our work at CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @MLBookman @ShawnGrahamTN  Bible reading plan: www.tnChristian.com

This Christmas week, it's time to talk about singing with Ed Varela. Why do we sing? Matthew and Shawn wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!  Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Link: https://www.trinitaschristian.org/

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with David Harris of TruthScript.com about their article asking “Is It a Sin to Send Your Children To Public School?”       Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @Truth_Script @HVNYrefugee Read the Article: https://truthscript.com/culture/is-it-a-sin-to-send-your-children-to-public-school/

Show notes: This week Dr Jared Moore joins Matthew and Shawn to talk about his new devotional 33 Days to Freedom From Lust: A Hope-Filled Devotional. https://a.co/d/1eLu2tj      Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Guest Links: @jaredhmoore Order the Book: https://a.co/d/1eLu2tj

Show notes: This week Matthew and Shawn talk with Dr John Babler about the stress and family issues during the holidays. You can use the Bible as a resource for anything, even managing seasonal Christmas drama.  Donate to CCOT: patreon.com/tnchristian Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Link to Dr Babler’s teaching: https://www.mabts.edu/counseling-by-the-book/

This week, Pastor Marc Minter joins Faith in Action to talk about "separation of church and state" and how our Baptist teachings on this are not in line with the Bible. It is time to change the BF&M2k to eliminate the pluralistic provisions.   Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds IT System Sponsor: Navita https://navitaitmanagedservices.com/ Friendly & Highly-Responsive Outsourced IT Services Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/    Guest Links: @marcminter http://www.marcminter.com Article: https://christoverall.com/article/longform/liberty-not-separation-the-historic-development-of-baptist-perspectives-on-church-and-state/

Show notes: Last week, Matthew and Shawn talked with Pastor Nate Xanders about the recent report on female leaders in the PCA. Today, they talk about the 7 steps to fix the PCA. Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Visit the Reforming Men website: https://www.reformingmen.com/ Listen to the Reforming Men Podcast: https://www.thereformingmenpodcast.com/

Show notes: This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Pastor Nate Xanders about the recent report on female leaders in the PCA. The report found numerous churches in the PCA are putting women into positions and with titles that are very clearly contrary to the traditional PCA standards.   Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Visit the Reforming Men website: https://www.reformingmen.com/ Listen to the Reforming Men Podcast: https://www.thereformingmenpodcast.com/  

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Pastor and author David Schrock. He talks about his latest book, “The Business of Is-ness” and the problem of wisdom, or the lack of it, facing the American church today.   Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee at: https://etpcoffee.com/  Links to Articles: https://christoverall.com/theme/get-to-work-grasping-the-doctrine-of-vocation/ Buy the book here: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-business-of-is-ness/?srsltid=AfmBOor6D17LaOtg8Md6FX0G_ansfglTPB6NMlJh4dlFXC6LLah_gohr

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Daniel Keene about how the Trails Church threw his family out for the ridiculous “sin” of not wanting America to look like a heathen nation. We have seen many church discipline cases that were really just abuse of church members — but this one really takes the cake.   Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today or order a bag of ETP coffee. Links to Articles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-2S_mliLc https://www.theblaze.com/news/church-joins-persecution-of-texas-business-owner-who-criticized-h-1b-visas https://youtu.be/e2-2S_mliLc?si=AemM6p5PI6VJnwBA  

"The longer you don't enforce existing laws, the more the authority of law itself is degraded, and people will cease to take it seriously." - Timon Cline This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Timon Cline of American Reformer. They discuss the dramatic federal agency actions that President Trump has taken to clean up the crime and violence in the Memphis area. Read more from Timon Cline at: https://americanreformer.org/ Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today.

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with William Wolfe of the Center for Baptist Leadership. They discuss the dramatic gaslighting that SBC leadership used to bully its members and the swift national fallout we have seen from that. Read the article: https://centerforbaptistleadership.org/ Mid-South Sponsor: Herbi-Systems https://www.herbi-systems.com/ Let 'em Kill Your Weeds Official Mission Partner Equipping The Persecuted https://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Sponsor an orphan for $35 today.

In this second part of our episodes honoring the life of Charlie Kirk, Matthew and Shawn pay honor to the legacy and the future work of a Christian martyr. There is no better way to talk about Charlie than to let his friend William Federer share the stories of how amazing Charlie was, even behind the scenes. We hope this episode can help bring healing to anyone who is hurting in this dark hour. You can learn more about the legacy of Charlie Kirk at TPUSA.com and you can get more of Bill's great content at AmericanMinute.org.

On this episode, Matthew and Shawn pay honor to the legacy and testimony of Christian martyr Charlie Kirk. There is no better way to talk about Charlie than to let his friend William Federer share the stories of how amazing Charlie was, even behind the scenes. We hope this episode can help bring healing to anyone who is hurting in this dark hour. You can learn more about the legacy of Charlie Kirk at TPUSA.com and you can get more of Bill's great content at AmericanMinute.org.

The huge field of candidates is making this race a turnout game. Steve of @millcreekview joins Matthew and Shawn to talk about this special election to fill the 7th district seat. Get out and early vote next week!

This week, Pastor BJ Newman joins us to talk about the anthropology of the family and how that is directly linked to generational wealth, homeownership, and many failings of our modern church teachings.

This week Alex Newman, CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media https://libertysentinel.org/ talks with Matthew and Shawn about current events, state-backed currencies and whether we should remove the UN from American soil. Ok, we ran out of time to get to that last part, but we all agree the UN needs to go away.

This week, Judd Saul of www.equippingthepersecuted.org joins Matthew and Shawn to talk about the state of international missions work and the Islamic oppression that is killing thousands of Christians. Stay informed on the current situation in northern Africa by visiting Truthnigeria.com Check out the archive of past episodes if you missed the first part of this interview.

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with best-selling author Megan Basham about the unbiblical acceptance of homosexuality by Chip and Joanna Gaines. The creep of depravity into Christian celebrity circles makes us all wonder how to guard our families and marriage against this attack. Get more from Megan Basham on The Daily Wire's great daily news show Morning Wire Podcast or pick up a copy of her latest book: Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

This week, Judd Saul of www.equippingthepersecuted.org joins Matthew and Shawn to talk about the state of international missions work and the Islamic oppression that is killing thousands of Christians. Stay informed on the current situation in northern Africa by visiting Truthnigeria.com Be sure to join us next week for the conclusion of this interview.

This week, Matthew and Shawn are joined by Pastor David Crenshaw to talk about the topic of life, death, and justice. This is a conversation we feel more churches need to be talking about with their congregations. Why are we pretending to be nicer than God? So we are thankful for Dave and his wisdom on capital punishment.

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Dr Andrew Walker about his new book “What do I say... When?” The small book is packed with biblical truths about discipleship and learning how to speak about the issues of our age. Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/What-Do-Say-When-Navigating/dp/1433592746?asc_campaign=d9d0b9462682b41bf26c06fec6a2f2ec&asc_source=01H192EPZ5F03GHWGE2MVXG6BB&tag=namespacebran488-20

This week, Matthew and Shawn talk with Katy Faust of Them Before Us about the need to make children a priority again in all areas of life. Hear more from her at: https://thembeforeus.com/ or https://whatwouldyousay.org/videos/do-childrens-rights-override-parental-rights

This week Matthew and Shawn talk with pastor BJ Newman about the spotlight that has fallen on Ohio and the illegal immigrant crisis that is destroying towns like Springfield

Representative Dan Eubanks of the Mississippi State Legislature joins Matthew and Shawn to talk about why it’s important to answer God’s call in politics and leadership. For more information about Rep Eubanks or to support his senate campaign visit daneubanks.com.