Bryce Johnson and guest co-host, Ray Hardee unpack how NFL general managers evaluate draft prospects...and how we properly use discernment as followers of Jesus. This Week's Questions: What is the difference between being judgmental and having discernment? What role does the Bible play in helping us grow in discernment? How is wisdom different than knowledge? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to s...
Mar 05, 2024•36 min
Bryce Johnson and guest co-host, Matt Vanderbilt unpack Wake Forest fans storming the court and Duke's player getting hurt...and how we aren't meant to remain in the crowd. This Week's Questions: How can hanging around in the wrong circumstances do damage to us as we follow Jesus? Why is it so important that we surround ourselves with the right "teammates"? How do we balance our need to reach out to unbelievers with our need to be removed from the world? Visit our website to sign up for our free...
Feb 27, 2024•33 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how the NBA has ambassadors and players who represent the league...and how this parallels our role as followers of Jesus. This Week's Questions: • What does it practically look like for us to be ambassadors for Christ? • How does God use our lives and our witness to draw people into a relationship with Him? • Do my weaknesses as a believer disqualify me from serving as one of Jesus' ambassadors? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotiona...
Feb 21, 2024•40 min
In this special episode, Bryce chats with former NFL receiver Jerricho Cotchery, former NFL defensive back Tre Boston, and current Carolina Panthers Game Management Coordinator George Li to discuss football and faith. This edited audio was taken from "Super Saturday X", a special event put on by UNPACKIN' it the day before the Super Bowl. Visit our website to sign up to receive our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to support UNPACKI...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how the Chiefs will handle their Super Bowl win...and how we handle the blessings and successes in our lives. This Week's Questions: • Why can it be more difficult to depend on God when things are going well? • How do we stay rooted and grounded in Christ when times aren't difficult? • As followers of Jesus, how should we utilize the blessings that we receive from God? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Beco...
Feb 14, 2024•38 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how each team will implement disguises during the Super Bowl...and how we must drop our disguises to live authentically. This Week's Questions: • What are some of the negative consequences that come about when we fail to be transparent? • How does a recognition of God's omniscience help us to overcome deceit? • How can our authenticity be a benefit to other people as they follow Jesus? Register for this year's Super Saturday event: Super Saturday Visit our we...
Feb 07, 2024•39 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how the Chiefs and 49ers found a way to win, although it was a tough path...and how in life, we find THE way to win. This Week's Questions: • What did Jesus mean when He said His followers would have to walk the "narrow path"? • What is our primary motivation for choosing to follow and obey Jesus no matter what? • What is "convenient Christianity" and how does it compare to what Jesus expects from us? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email dev...
Jan 31, 2024•37 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how Bills fans must feel after their disappointing loss to the Chiefs...and how to overcome despair in our own lives. This Week's Questions: • How should we respond when we start to feel despair in our lives? • Is fully trusting God a process or something that happens all at once? • How does Christian hope differ from the hope of the world? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a ...
Jan 24, 2024•39 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the remarkable Lions' win and their new identity...and how we can also live with a new identity. This Week's Questions: • How does understanding our identity in Christ practically impact our lives? • How do we reconcile the fact that we are new creations in Christ and yet still sin as believers? • Why do we need to let go of identifying ourselves with our sin? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a mont...
Jan 17, 2024•35 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how coaches are being fired and let go in the NFL...and how we need to part ways with certain mindsets and behaviors in our own lives. This Week's Questions: • What behaviors does Scripture tell us we need to get rid of as we follow Jesus? • How serious should we be when it comes to dealing with sin or temptations? • How does the concept of renewing our minds relate to us letting go of negative behaviors? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email...
Jan 10, 2024•45 min
Merry Christmas from Bryce & UNPACKIN' it! To participate in UNPACKIN' it's year-end 25K match, check out our Donation Page . Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com The UNPACKIN' it Podcast is brought to you by Sugar Creek Coffee. Check out sugarcreekcoffee.com (use promo code UNPACK to save). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 18, 2023•2 min
In this annual edition of The UNPACKIN' it Christmas Special Podcast , Bryce Johnson, and Luke Heaton unpack the need to "be quick" in certain areas of our lives as we follow Jesus...and also toss around lots of fun-filled Christmas topics! To participate in UNPACKIN' it's year-end DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR $25K MATCHING GIFT campaign, check out our Donation Page . Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com The UNPACKIN' it Podcast is brought to you by Sugar C...
Dec 18, 2023•57 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how a Chiefs wide receiver wasn't lined up properly...and how we can be in proper alignment in our lives. This Week's Questions: • What are the implications of living a life where we are not properly aligned with God? • What are some of the resources that God has given us to help us be properly aligned? • What does it practically look like to live aligned to God's will and ways? To participate in UNPACKIN' it's year-end financial campaign, check out our Donat...
Dec 13, 2023•35 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the outrage from fans that certain teams deserved to make the CFP more than others...and how this type of thinking affects our views of life and salvation. This Week's Questions: • How can we avoid the temptation of believing that God owes us certain outcomes? • Why is knowing the "who" more important than knowing the "why"? • Why should we rejoice that God does not give believers what they deserve? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devot...
Dec 06, 2023•40 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how the Cowboys' tougher tests ahead will reveal the type of team they are...and how the genuineness of our faith is revealed when we're tested in life. This Week's Questions: • How does God use suffering and difficulties to help us grow in our walk with Christ? • In what ways does God utilize tests in life to reveal our areas of weakness? • How do we actually see the goodness of God as we go through suffering? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly...
Nov 29, 2023•36 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack NFL players being fed up with disappointing performances...and how it relates to recognizing the need for change in our lives. This Week's Questions: • How is the fact that we get fed up a sign of God's kindness to us? • How are we able to live the vibrant and flourishing life that God intends for us? • Why does lasting change require us to surrender and give up control? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Be...
Nov 21, 2023•30 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack players returning to the lineup, and teams returning to how they're capable of playing...and what returning means for us. This Week's Questions: • Is returning to God a one-time event or a lifelong process? • How does God respond to us when we return to Him after we have sinned? • How can we help others in their journey of returning to God? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a ...
Nov 15, 2023•34 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how NFL teams are either content or discontent at the midway point of the season...and how we can be content in life. This Week's Questions: •What makes you discontent in your life? •What would it look like for you to be content with what God has provided this week? •Where and how have you been trying to build your own kingdoms in life? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-...
Nov 08, 2023•38 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack starting quarterbacks in the NFL being replaced by backups...and how it relates to the mindsets and behaviors that need to be replaced in our lives. This Week's Questions: Who or what has taken the place of "starter" in our lives? How does focusing on having thoughts that honor God help us to better obey Him? Why is it not enough to simply "bench" sin as we follow Jesus? Support UNPACKIN' it's Raffle for a chance to win amazing sports experiences and memorabi...
Nov 01, 2023•33 min
Chris Duhon, one of the winningest Duke basketball players, joins Bryce on a special edition of The UNPACKIN' it Podcast . Winning three ACC championships between 2000-2004 and the National Championship in 2001, Chris left as the only ACC player to record 1,200 points, 800 assists, 475 rebounds, 300 steals, and 125 three-point shots. Playing in the NBA for nine years with the Bulls, Knicks, Magic, and Lakers, he has since retired and has worked as an assistant college basketball coach and busine...
Oct 25, 2023•45 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how NFL injuries have been prevalent this season...and how it relates to suffering in our own lives. This Week's Questions: What are the different "causes" of suffering in our lives? How does focusing on treasuring Christ help us to have the right perspective during trials? How can we utilize the sufferings we have endured to comfort others as they follow Jesus? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a mo...
Oct 18, 2023•37 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the unbelievable mistake Miami made by not taking a knee...and how we win when we take a knee in our own lives. This Week's Questions: Why is kneeling before the Lord an appropriate position for believers to take? How does a lack of prayer in our lives potentially reveal that we are living in pride? How can our physical posture in prayer help us to pray with the correct attitude and mindset? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: ...
Oct 11, 2023•31 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack four quarterbacks who admitted their mistakes...and how we can be challenged to acknowledge our own faults. This Week's Questions: Is confession a one-time event or an ongoing process? What should come after confession in the life of a believer? How does confessing our sins actually help us to better understand God's grace? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to ...
Oct 04, 2023•36 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how learning has been paramount in the development of Tua Tagovailoa...and how it relates to us becoming learners in life. This Week's Questions: What is the primary thing we should be learning as followers of Jesus? How can learning from Jesus actually help us to find rest? What is our motivation for learning as we follow Him? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift...
Sep 27, 2023•38 min
Bryce Johnson unpacks the beliefs confirmed from Week 1 to Week 2 in the NFL...and how they relate to God giving us confirmation of what is true in our lives. This Week's Questions: How can we confirm the beliefs that we have as followers of Jesus? What role can other believers play in helping to confirm things in our lives? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to support UNPACKIN' it by checking out...
Sep 20, 2023•32 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the disappointing losses around the NFL...and how it relates to us being encouraged as we navigate the disappointments of life. This Week's Questions: How can disappointment help us to see potential areas of weakness in our spiritual life? How can we remain confident and hopeful in the midst of disappointment? Is disappointment inherently sinful? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or g...
Sep 12, 2023•34 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the NFL teams that have a target on their back in 2023...and how it relates to the spiritual warfare we face as we follow Jesus. This Week's Questions: Should we be discouraged when we face trials and opposition in our lives? How does it comfort us to know we're not suffering alone? Is persecution a sign that we're not living the way God wants? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or giv...
Sep 06, 2023•36 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack the chaos surrounding NFL cuts...and how it relates to our response to the chaos in our lives. This Week's Questions: What causes chaos in our lives? How do we navigate the busyness and chaos of our Fall schedules? How does God meet us in our chaos? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to support UNPACKIN' it by checking out our Donation Page . Be sure to sign up ...
Aug 30, 2023•44 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how fullback, Kyle Juszczyk, is known for his wisdom as an NFL player...and how wisdom can and should be in our daily lives. This Week's Questions: Who or what do we go to for wisdom? What wise daily habits are part of our routines? How does God give out wisdom to those who ask for it? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a one-time gift to support UNPACKIN' it by checking out ou...
Aug 23, 2023•44 min
Bryce Johnson and Luke Heaton unpack how offensive linemen can be forgetful...and how it relates to our spiritual forgetfulness. This Week's Questions: What are some reasons for easily forgetting spiritual truths? What are ways we can overcome the forgetfulness that plagues us in our spiritual lives? How does acting upon what we read in Scripture help us to better remember it? Visit our website to sign up for our free weekly email devotionals: www.unpackinit.com Become a monthly donor or give a ...
Aug 16, 2023•41 min
