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This is the UNPACKIN’ it Podcast, where we relate sports stories to life and faith. Our mission is to challenge, encourage, and inspire you to follow Jesus and become more like Him with sports conversations that truly matter. We also unpack sports, faith, and life with intriguing guests from the sports world. Bryce Johnson is the president of UNPACKIN' it Ministries and is the host. He welcomes rotating guest co-hosts. Shows are released most weeks on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Hosted on Acast. ...
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Bryce Johnson unpacks not caring about the NFL combine…and how it parallels our attitude toward certain sins and spiritual practices. Today's Questions: 1. What are the consequences of having an indifferent attitude toward certain sins? 2. How should we view God's commandments in terms of how they impact our lives? 3. Why is it important that we en…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how college football and basketball, and the NFL, are looking to expand…and the best ways to experience increase in our lives. Today's Questions: 1. How can we experience growth and expansion in areas that would glorify God? 2. Are there areas of our lives where it wouldn't be wise to look to grow and expand? 3. How can we man…
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Today, we unpack Alabama and Auburn embracing the "AND" approach…and how we do the same regarding faith and works. Click here to give a donation to support UNPACKIN' it. Visit UNPACKIN' it in order to sign up for our weekly email devotionals. Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports, to find out how you can reach people for Jesus through sports.…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Trip Smith unpack the Eagles adding the right players to their team…and how important it is to be surrounded by the right people in life. Today's Questions: 1. How can our society and culture shape us to become isolated in an unhealthy way? 2. How can you continue to commit to the community even when things don't app…
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Super Saturday IX
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Check out the panel discussion from this year's Super Saturday Man Breakfast, hosted by UNPACKIN' it, that took place in Charlotte on February 1st, 2025. This year's panel included Rob Moore and Jeremy Kelley, who currently work for the Carolina Panthers. They talk about faith, football, and life with Bryce Johnson. It's an authentic, encouraging, …
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Bryce Johnson unpacks Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers and the concerns around his conditioning…and how that parallels the importance of being in good shape spiritually. Today's Questions: 1. How can we assess which things might be weighing us down in our spiritual life? 2. What steps can we take to grow in discipline and self-control? 3. How…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how the Chiefs are looking to three-peat, and the Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl in a rematch…and what in life is worth repeating and returning to. Today's Questions: 1. What are some patterns and behaviors that we need to be in the habit of repeating in our lives? 2. How can we best be prepared to stop repeating sinfu…
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In today's episode, Bryce Johnson unpacks our doubts about head coaches in the playoffs...and how to respond to our own doubts when life is tough. Visit our Donation Page to give a financial gift to support UNPACKIN' it Ministries. Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports, and discover how to reach people for Jesus through sports. Buy copies of …
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With the NFL Playoffs having started, Bryce Johnson talks about the teams that have a chance to make a deep run. But what about in our own lives? Do we make consistent deep runs in our spiritual lives, or do we do just enough to only get bounced in the first round when things get tough? Let's UNPACK it! Visit UNPACKIN' it in order to sign up for ou…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS to the UNPACKIN' it Community of sports fans! On our Christmas Special Podcast, Bryce Johnson and Trip Smith go through some of their favorite Christmas movies, quotes, and songs…and have fun comparing NFL Fantasy players to some of the greatest Christmas movies! Visit UNPACKIN' it in order to sign up for our weekly email devotional…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how so many NFL teams are still hopeful about making the playoffs...and how we remain hopeful in life. Today's Questions: 1. What is the difference between hope and optimism? 2. How is it possible to have true hope even in the midst of difficult seasons of life? 3. What role do God's promises have in our experience of hope? Vi…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Matt Vanderbilt unpack how fans are complaining and questioning the College Football Playoff committee…and how it parallels getting upset when things don’t go how we think they should. Today's Questions: 1. How can we learn to respond more trustingly when something unexpected happens in our lives? 2. Why and how shou…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Tucker Furr unpack what sports fans are full of...and what our lives are full of right now. Today's Questions: 1. In what ways do the things that we fill ourselves with end up shaping the person we become? 2. Why is one of the best ways to transform our lives simply by being still and enjoying our union with God? 3. …
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Bryce Johnson unpacks the difference between teams that win with wisdom and those who lose because of foolish mistakes…and how we can live wisely. Today's Questions: 1. Where can we go to find true wisdom in our lives? 2. How does having a proper fear of the Lord help lead us to wisdom? 3. How is wisdom different from simply having knowledge? Learn…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Charlie Hagley unpack how new coaches in college basketball build a winning culture…and how we can do the same as followers of Jesus. Today's Questions: 1. What values does Jesus prioritize in His kingdom, and how can we live those out in our lives? 2. In what ways does winning as a believer differ from the world's v…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks the questions being asked about NFL teams…and what to do with the questions we have in our own lives. Today's Questions: 1. What should our mindset be when we come to God in prayer? 2. Can we truly be confident that God will always give us the wisdom we need during difficult or confusing times? 3. How does spending time in fel…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how running backs have experienced a resurgence…and considers what needs to be valued and made prominent in our lives. Today's Questions: 1. What are some areas of our lives that we may have potentially devalued, causing us to need a resurgence? 2. How does a willingness to be corrected directly connect with our ability to mak…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Saylor unpack what NFL teams revealed in week 8…and consider what our lives reveal. Today's Questions: 1. Why should we avoid the temptation to view the way that God feels about us through the lens of our experiences? 2. What are some of the best ways that we can assess what is truly going on in our hearts? 3. …
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Bryce interviews current Wichita State men's basketball coach Paul Mills. They unpack Coach Mills' second season with the Shockers, handling pressure as a basketball coach, the state of college basketball, the importance of reading Scripture, and how to steward our calling. Mills spent 14 years as a Baylor assistant under Scott Drew, and then took …
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Coach Joe Kennedy Talks New Movie "Average Joe," Supreme Court, and Importance of Prayer and Faith
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In this special episode, Bryce Johnson interviews Coach Joe Kennedy, whose movie, Average Joe, was recently released and inspired by his real life. Coach Joe Kennedy, an eighteen-year Marine veteran, was an assistant coach for the Bremerton High School (BHS) varsity football team. Before he even coached his first game, the Marine-turned-football co…
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NFL Teams That Were Overwhelmed, Outmatched, and Defeated, and How to Endure Past Life's L's
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Josh Livingston unpack yesterday's blowouts and lopsided defeats in the NFL...and discuss how we can be encouraged when we feel overwhelmed and outmatched in life. Today's Questions: 1. What biblical truths can help you find strength and encouragement in hardships? 2. How can self-reliance lead you to experience more…
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Ed Uszynski unpack the rash of injuries across the NFL and consider why they are happening…and how the situation parallels our struggles with temptation and sin. Today's Questions: 1. What can we do to avoid specific life challenges and difficulties? 2. Why do we experience the trials and tribulations that we do? 3. …
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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Goins unpack Troy Aikman's enduring competitiveness and how it relates to finding contentment as we follow Jesus. Today's Questions: 1. How can the traits that bring us success also be the same traits that lead us to a lack of contentment? 2. How do we balance giving our best in all things with being content no…
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Teams that Needed a Spark from Key Players for their First Win - Andy Dalton, Derrick Henry, and Jonathan Taylor
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how six 0-2 teams got a spark to win their first game of the year…and how we can experience a spiritual spark when we need one. Today's Questions: 1. What practical steps can we take to get replenished in our faith life? 2. How could our need for a spiritual spark be caused by idolatry? 3. How is gratitude an essential compone…
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Bryce Johnson unpacks how sports envy and jealousy affect sports fans…and how and why we must fight against envy in all areas of our lives. Today's Questions: 1. What is often at the root of the envy and jealousy that we experience? 2. What other sins do we often fall into when dealing with unresolved envy? 3. How do we practically eliminate the en…
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