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In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 96: Emily Claybourn on the Joy of ReadingI don't know anyone who reads more books than my wife, Emily. Seriously. In 2022 she read over 130 books! It's truly a joy for her to escape into a story and let her imagination run wild as she imagines these characters. A couple years ago, she started an Instagram account where she rates and reviews books and it's become a huge creative outlet for her, as well as a place to find community with other like-minded readers. She's gotten to meet some people who she considers friends and it's allowed her to have a ton of runway to talk about...2023-06-191h 15
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 95: Sports Spectrum's Jason Romano on Keeping Sports Fandom in Perspective as BelieversSports fans are passionate people. Sometimes, we take it a little too far and let our emotions get the best of us. Our team loses a big game or doesn't play well and we can let it affect our mood for days, weeks or even much longer.
But as believers, how we conduct ourselves matters, even when it comes to seemingly trivial things like sports. If we're someone who likes to engage in public discourse on social media, what we say matters. That's especially true for believers and those who strike to be ambassadors for Christ.
2023-05-2248 min
We Earn Media61: Pitch an Education Reporter with Cole Douglas ClaybournToday we have an awesome education journalist who focuses on consumer advice. Unfortunately, even some of the most well-meaning publicists get his name and his beat wrong all of the time. We find that even with some of the most seasoned professionals, these mistakes are surprisingly easy to make in a fast-paced, efficient environment. Listen on to find out how some things that may seem obvious still fall through the cracks.
In this episode, you'll learn how to…
Triple-check your media lists and pitches
Understand the nuances of a journalist’s beat
Avo...2023-05-1553 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 94: Leah Montgomery on Working In Christian Sports MediaIf you read or follow Sports Spectrum, much of the branding and social media presence you see is the creation of Leah Montgomery. She is in charge of all of our social media and marketing efforts, and she also serves as our de facto staff photographer. So much of our visual presentation has her stamp all over it, and she's incredibly talented in so many ways.
Leah joins the show this week to talk about how she got into sports media, where her passion for photography came from, and she also shares about a really cool charity...2023-05-0834 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 93: Christianity Today Editor Kate Shellnutt on the Importance of Christian JournalismThe role that journalists play in our society is so vital. Not only do they inform the public, but they hold those in power accountable.
As stories of church abuse and unethical behavior from Christian leaders continue to sprout up, we see just how important journalists are in brining these stories to light and so that these leaders are held accountable for the pain they've inflicted upon people.
One of the leaders in Christian journalism is Christianity Today, which you may know either from visiting their website for news or by listening to the popular...2023-04-241h 03
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 92: Author Matt Tommey on Harnessing Your Natural Creative GiftsThe whole premise of the In No Hurry Podcast is to engage in conversations that intersect faith and creativity. This week not only do I get to speak with an author and artist, but the focus of our conversation is about creativity and tapping into the natural artistic gifts God has given us and wants us to share with the world.
The word "artist" is often an enigma, the definition of which might change for different people. Some people might actually be an artist but not consider themselves one based on their interpretation of the word. My...2023-04-1054 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 91: Author Blake Long on When God Says "No" to PrayersWhile trusting in God's will for our lives is an essential part of the Christian walk, it's also one of the most difficult things we attempt to do as humans. When God tells us "no" to our prayers, we often struggle with how to respond. For many of us, it can serve as a catalyst to pull further away from God. But what if reframed how we internalize a "no" from God?
Author Blake Long explores this topic in his new s book, "Taking No For an Answer: How to Respond When God Says No to Our...2023-03-201h 10
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 90: Author William Daniel on the Value of HumorThe last few years have been really hard for everyone. I don't know about you, but I've very much appreciated the times I've been able to laugh. Humor and laughter have some serious healing powers, and this week, my guest knows all about how to make people laugh.
William Daniel joins me to talk about his new book, "You're Joking Me: Jokes For Kids By a Kid." The book contains over 100 pages of clean, clever and punny jokes that William spent nearly two years writing. He's just a seventh grader, which makes him the youngest guest to...2023-03-0629 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 89: Author Jen Oshman on How to Welcome WellWalking into church can be intimidating, whether for the first time or after a period of absence, whether you are a non-believer or a believer. And as much as we'd like it to be, the church is not always a place where everyone feels welcome. Sometimes, it's not a space where everyone feels like they belong.
Jen Oshman joins me this week to talk about her new book, "Welcome: Loving Your Church by Making Space for Everyone," which is part of the Love Your Church book series. This conversation pairs well with the previous one with author a...2023-02-2043 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 88: Author Barnabas Piper on What it Means to BelongBeing in community with people is one of the strongest desires we feel as humans. As adults, finding that community can be a challenge, but the church can be a great place to look.
A new book by Barnabas Piper, "Belong," seeks to equip churches and churchgoers about how to best cultivate a sense of belonging within the context of a church family. Barnabas joins me this week to talk about his new book and the ideas inside of it. This is one of the first books in the new Love Your Church series, which is being w...2023-02-0658 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 87: Celebrating Five Years of MarriageAs we've done the past few years on our wedding anniversary, this week my wife Emily and I share a conversation reflecting on the past year of our marriage. This was probably the most challenging year of our marriage, but in many ways it became the most refining. I've talked about it briefly in the few episodes I've done this year, but our lives were in a constant state of chaos this past year. A tornado hit our home on December 11, 2021, and we were displaced for almost nine months. That was just the beginning of what was pretty much...2022-12-231h 00
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 86: Comedy, Social Media & Christian Culture with TikTok Creator Josh BensonLaughter has been some of the best medicine for me over the past couple of years. One of the best sources, at times, has been TikTok, and one of the best accounts I've come across is that of Josh Benson — better known as @joshbensontherapper. While the rapping has taken a back seat for him in recent years, his comedy skits have taken off. He now has over 411,000 followers on the app.
Comedy can be a disarming way of entering into conversations about difficult topics, and that's what Josh does well, bringing awareness to some very real issues su...2022-11-211h 04
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 85: When Women Lead with Author & Pastor Carolyn MooreWhile society has come a long way in embracing women as leaders, we still have a ways to go. That's especially true in the Church, where female pastors are few and far between and the path to leadership positions is often rockier and more treacherous for women than it is for men. And when women do make it to the top and are in leadership positions, the support structure, respect from subordinates and perceptions of their personality are often far different than they are for their male counterparts.
Carolyn Moore is hoping to change that narrative, or...2022-11-1453 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 84: Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace with Dr. Jennifer ThomasRelationships are hard, and sometimes they can be especially challenging to navigate in the workplace. Chances are you've worked with a person or two that, for whatever reason, were just hard to jive with. Maybe you've been passed over for a promotion or to be the lead on a project and that's made it hard to work with others. Whatever the reason is, it can be an awkward thing.
But that's the topic this week as Dr. Jennifer Thomas joins the show to discuss her book, "Making Things Right at Work: Increase Teamwork, Resolve Conflict, and Build...2022-11-0730 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 83: Your Marriage God's Way with Pastor & Author Scott LaPierreScott LaPierre is a pastor, writer, Army veteran, husband and the author of Your Marriage God's Way: A Biblical Guide to a Christ-Centered Relationship. He's also the father of nine kids!
After college, Scott served as an officer in the Army. Once he left the military, he started teaching elementary school and that's where he became a Christian. He thought he would be a school teacher and coach the rest of his life, but then he found his passion for teaching decreasing and his passion for ministry increasing.
"I kind of wanted to tell people t...2022-10-2456 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 82: Dr. Myron Rolle + The 2% WayI love Myron Rolle's story, and I'm so excited for you to hear it this week. Sports fans will remember him as a college football star at Florida State and for his time playing in the NFL. But while he was excelling on the football field, he was also cultivating an eventual career as a neurosurgeon.
After being recruited out of high school by just about ever major college football program in the country, Rolle attended Florida State where he became a First Team Freshman All-American, the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Rookie of the Year, and eventually...2022-08-1440 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 81: Reading, Writing, & Thinking Well with Author Karen Swallow PriorKaren Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of a number of books. Some of her work includes: Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012), Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos, 2018).
She is an avid reader, a fierce proponent of critical thinking, and an advocate for good writing. On this episode, we dive deep into what it means to tr...2022-06-1740 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 80: How to 'Stay Ready' with NFL Player Matt OvertonIt's hard enough to play in the NFL. Imagine having a whole other career on the side while doing it.
That's what Matt Overton does as both the long snapper for the Los Angeles Chargers and as a real estate agent with clients in both Indianapolis and Nashville. A nine-year NFL veteran, Overton has bounced around with a few teams, spending most of his career with the Indianapolis Colts, where he was a Pro Bowl selection in 2013.
During his career, he's spent a lot of seasons as a free agent, not sure if he'd get...2022-02-0940 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 79: Lessons From Our Fourth Year of MarriageAs we've done the past few years on our anniversary, this week my wife Emily and I share a conversation reflecting on the past year of our marriage. Much of this conversation focuses on the past couple of weeks, which have been marked by us navigating life after being displaced from a tornado that hit our home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Our region and our state is still grieving and recovering from the devastating tornadoes that ravaged the western part of Kentucky on December 10 and 11. I was honored to be asked by the Washington Post to share my story...2021-12-231h 03
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 78: Finding Rest with Author & Writer Jon SeidlJon Seidl is the author of a recently-released book titled, "Finding Rest: A Survivor's Guide to Navigating the Valleys of Anxiety, Faith, and Life," and I'm excited for you to hear his heart behind this book. Jon has personally battled crippling anxiety, life-altering OCD, and suicidal thoughts, and this book is a practical guide for how to navigate those emotions, both through faith in God and modern medicine practices.
You can check out Jon's work at jonseidl.com and follow him on Twitter (@jonseidl) and Instagram (@jonseidl).
I'd also love for you to connect with...2021-11-2940 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 77: Celebrating Two Years of In No Hurry with Singer/Songwriter Ryan AhlwardtWhat an honor it is this week to celebrate two years since the In No Hurry Podcast launched! This has been such a fun creative outlet for me, and I am grateful for everyone who has listened along the way. If you've been around since the beginning, I want to give an extra special shout out to you! You're a real one.
This week I get to welcome back my good friend Ryan Ahlwardt, who not only is the artist behind the show's theme music, but he was also my very first guest way back in November 2019...2021-11-151h 54
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 76: Coping With The Pandemic Through Sports & Faith with Sports Spectrum's Jason RomanoNavigating the pandemic has been hard for all of us. When sports came back, they provided a nice reprieve from the heartache all around us. But it was still strange to watch games with no fans in the stands and the electric atmospheres we're used to be absent from the stadiums. It's been a lot to process.
This week, I'm excited to welcome back Jason Romano to the podcast. Jason was on Episode 10 of the show in early 2020, and quite a bit has happened since that time. Jason's here to help process it, as well as share...2021-11-0152 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 75: Biblical Approaches to Managing Your Money with Callie & Rosario PicardoHaving a conversation about money is hard. Author, pastor, and coach Rosario Picardo and his wife, Callie — a financial coach and seasoned fundraising professional — are here to help. Their book, Money Talks: A Biblical Take on Earning, Saving, Spending, and Giving, is a roadmap for readers on what God has to say about all things finances in a world where we often let money talk louder than every other voice in our life.
It's all about the ways money "talks" to us contrasted with what God has to say about things like earning, saving, spending, and giving. This...2021-10-1844 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 74: Building a Confident & Consistent Prayer Life with Author Val WoernerI'm so excited to welcome back Val Woerner to the show this week! Val was the guest on Episode 50, where we talked a lot about building better prayer habits and specifically her book Springboard Prayers. We're back this week talking all about prayer again, which is good because I consider Val one of my go-to people when it comes to prayer.
She creates the super practical and functional prayer journals my wife and I use (she has some for men as well), and all of her writing is centered around prayer and how to help make prayer...2021-10-0445 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 73: Prioritizing Mental Health with Author & Counselor Debra FiletaMy guess is this past year or so has been a struggle for you just like it has for me. Between the pandemic, job changes, and everything else going on in the world, I know my mental health has seen its share of ebbs and flows. I'm not always the best at prioritizing the need to tend to my mental health. That's why I was fortunate to speak with Debra Fileta, an author, speaker, and licensed professional counselor.
Debra is the author of "Are You Really OK?: Getting Real About Who You Are, How You’re Doing, an...2021-09-2045 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 72: "The Voice" Winner Todd Tilghman & Wife Brooke on Finding Joy Through Authentic LivingWe are back!
It is so great to be launching a new season of In No Hurry after a few months off to focus on some writing projects. I'm excited to kick this new season off with an awesome couple, Todd and Brooke Tilghman. Todd was the winner of Season 18 of The Voice, and he and Brooke have since written a book, "Every Little Win: How Celebrating Small Victories Can Lead to Big Joy."
These two are super fun people and you'll enjoy hearing them share their memories of being on The Voice — where Todd go...2021-09-061h 08
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 71: The Challenge of Self-Control with Author Drew DyckWhy do we struggle so much with controlling our urges? What does it mean to have self-control? What do the Bible and those who study brain science have to say about it?
Drew Dyck wrote a book exploring all of that. It's called "Your Future Self Will Thank You," and it was the In No Hurry Podcast Book of the Month. As we close out Lent season, it felt like the perfect book to read.
This conversation is a recording of my Instagram Live chat with Drew. For all Book of the Month interviews with t...2021-03-2955 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 70: Breaking Free from the Chains of ComparisonI don't know if it's because we've spent most of the past year on our phones and away from our normal communities, but it seems like I'm seeing more people than usual open up about their struggles with comparison. As you know, I'm no stranger to that struggle and many conversations on this show have focused on it.
This week I wanted to share some thoughts I've had on my heart lately about my own struggles with comparison, but more specifically how I've begun to find rest from the exhausting race of comparison.
Why spend...2021-03-2217 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 69: Navigating the Pandemic Through Comedy with Kerri PomarolliIt just feels good to laugh sometimes, doesn't it? Especially after the year we've all gone through.
Making people laugh is what Kerri Pomarolli does best, and I'm excited to welcome her on my show this week. Kerri is a Los Angeles-based comedian who performs clean comedy and shares the gospel during her shows. In this conversation we discussed what it's like to be a Christian entertainer in a city like Hollywood, how she is able to differentiate herself in a tough industry, how she fights the battle of comparison, and why we need to laugh often.2021-03-1551 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 68: Finding Your Calling with Author Marsha DuCilleWe all want to know what our calling is in life. Many people search for years to try and decipher what their calling is.
Our calling can indeed change in different seasons of our life, but whatever it is we're being called to do, discerning God's will is often the toughest part.
That's the topic of my conversation this week with Marsha DuCille, founder and editorial director of CALLED Magazine, the largest North American-based publication for Christian women. She is also the author of two 52-week devotionals focused on finding our calling — "CALLED to Inspire" an...2021-03-0857 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournBONUS EPISODE: February Book of the Month author Jackie BledsoeI'm happy to joined on this bonus episode by Jackie Bledsoe, author of "The 7 Rings of Marriage," which was the In No Hurry Podcast Book of the Month for February.
This book is full of practical advice and steps that couples can take to help improve their marriage.
If you've missed any of our conversations during February with couples as we talked about marriage, I definitely recommend going back and checking those out.
-Starting a Marriage Off Strong with Nick & Cristen Lawson
-Realistic vs. Unrealistic Expectations in Marriage with Tyler & Dena...2021-03-0649 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 67: Married Life With a Blended Family with Tommy & Allison FullerWe close out the series on marriage with one final couple, and this is such a special episode for us! This week Emily and I talked to her aunt Allison Fuller and her husband Tommy. I'm so blessed to be able to share their story and welcome their perspective on marriage to the show.
One thing I've really enjoyed about this series is how it's shown that marriage looks different for every couple. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to marriage, and each story is beautiful. Tommy and Allison were previously married with children before they met — on an...2021-03-0159 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 66: Seeking God First In the Highs & Lows of Marriage with Doug & Christi ClaybournThis week Emily and I got to sit down (over Zoom) with my parents Doug and Christi Claybourn and talk about marriage. I've had many conversations with my parents individually and together over the years when dating about relationships and marriage, but this is the first time I've gotten to do that alongside my spouse.
I hit on this in last week's email newsletter, but so much of what I know and believe to be true about love and marriage I learned either from what my parents taught me or how they modeled it.
Their...2021-02-2258 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 65: Sustaining a Marriage Through Various Seasons with Matt & Leslee HollidayAfter hearing from two younger couples, I'm excited this week to bring on a couple that's been married for 20 years. Matt and Leslee Holliday have both been on my show individually — Matt was on Episode 39 talking about his Major League Baseball career (go Cardinals!) and Leslee was on Episode 55 talking about faithfulness and following her passions — but I was excited to talk to them together about their marriage.
The life of a professional athlete has its perks, and as fans we often only see and think about the glamorous parts of it. But athletes are at risk of b...2021-02-151h 07
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 64: Realistic vs. Unrealistic Expectations in Marriage with Tyler & Dena LindseyWe are back this week talking about marriage with a couple of friends from our life group at church, Tyler and Dena Lindsey! Tyler is the worship pastor at our church and Dena also helps lead worship. They've been married for a little over two years.
My wife Emily is back on the show with me as well, and one of the cool aspects of this conversation is that Tyler and Emily had interesting perspectives on helping couples as they prepare for marriage or navigate their marriage. Tyler does premarital counseling for couples and Emily and a...2021-02-081h 19
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 63: Starting a Marriage Off Strong with Nick & Cristen LawsonWe are kicking off a new series this month all about marriage and relationships, and I could not be more excited to have our friends Nick and Cristen Lawson on the show!
They are in our life group at church and just two people Emily and I do life with. They are newlyweds — they got married in October — so I loved hearing the perspective of such a young married couple. Don't be fooled by that, though, because they brought some serious wisdom that I think we all can use.
I love how intentional they are with...2021-02-011h 24
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 62: Liturgy for the Home with Author Winfield BevinsThe COVID-19 pandemic forced many churchgoers to have to do church in new ways. Most of it happened at home, either through live streams or in small groups on Zoom. It put a heightened focus on how important the home is as a place of worship and prayer.
Author Winfield Bevins just released a timely book entitled Living Room Liturgy that he hopes will help us reclaim the home as a place of prayer and worship. "I think in some ways we're in this season of the Lord just really reminding us of the need to rediscover...2021-01-2547 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 61: Learning to Dream Again Through the Pain with Author Kayla StoeckleinWe all have dreams for our life. What happens when the one you planned to share them all with is no longer here? In August 2018, that became the reality for Kayla Stoecklein.
In her first book, Fear Gone Wild, Kayla bravely and vulnerably shares the story of her husband Andrew's battle with depression and subsequent suicide and all the emotions that surround it. She lives in southern California with her three boys and has found herself in a new life that she didn't ask for. As she says in this conversation, she went from being in the...2021-01-1840 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 60: Missionary Filmmakers Peter Craig & Kristin Schroder of Moving WorksHere at In No Hurry, we love talking about the intersection of faith and creativity, especially when we get people like Peter Craig and Kristin Schroder of Moving Works.
Moving Works describes itself as "a non-profit organization that makes short films to tell the world about Jesus." More specifically, they are missionary filmmakers who travel the world to tell stories of faith and share their faith with others. We talked all about finding and pursuing your calling, discerning your calling from God, fighting the battles of comparison and identity, and sharing our faith with others in what m...2021-01-111h 04
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 59: Loving, Living & Leading Like Jesus with Elijah BowlingWe are called to model our lives after Jesus, but sometimes we forget how deep that calling goes. Obviously our actions toward others and honoring God are hallmarks, but what about the minutiae of every day life like managing our technology, our creativity, and daily tasks?
Elijah Bowling set out to examine and explain all of that in his new book titled "The Jesus Life: Living the Best Life Jesus Has for You." Elijah found that many people live day-to-day, unintentionally operating their life according to the world's standards and missing out on the fulfillment God has f...2021-01-041h 20
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 58: Navigating the Emotions of 2020As we close out 2020 and look ahead to 2021, there’s no guest on the show this week. We’ve already recorded five episodes for 2021, which I am so excited to share with you all starting in January, but this week I just wanted to take some time to share some thoughts that I’ve had on my heart this year and reflect on some of the events that shaped me in 2020.
This year has been a bear, without question. I don't know what you've dealt with in 2020, but I know you’ve dealt with something. We all have. We...2020-12-2826 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 57: Love, Marriage, & Surviving 2020 — Emily & Cole ClaybournIt's wedding anniversary week for my wife Emily and I, which means this podcast gets to be graced with her presence again!
We celebrate three years of marriage on December 23, so we used this time to reflect on the past year of our marriage and on 2020 as a whole. We've had plenty of hard moments this year, like everyone, but one thing we agreed on was how much closer we became because of it all. This conversation got pretty vulnerable and real. I hope listening to this is as cathartic as it was for us to talk...2020-12-211h 15
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 56: Following God's Promptings with Xylo Bats owner Leland WetzelIt started with a simple prayer for Leland Wetzel. In July of 2012, he had the idea to make a wooden baseball bat as a gift for his nephew.
It felt much deeper than just a gift, though, and he sensed it. He felt prompted to pray a simple prayer: "Lord, if you want this to be a hobby for me or maybe something even more than a hobby, give me a passion for it."
It's blossomed into a full-blown wooden baseball bat company — Xylo Bats — that boasts a few Major Leaguers to its list of cust...2020-12-141h 03
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 55: Being Faithful in Every Season with Leslee HollidayLeslee Holliday is proof that it doesn't matter what age you are or what season of life you're in, it's never too late to pursue your goals or go where God is calling you.
Quite literally and figuratively speaking, Leslee and her husband Matt — a former Major League Baseball player — have gone through a number of seasons in their life. A lot of change and uncertainty can surround the life of a professional athlete, especially when they're traded to another team, and families have to just roll with it and adjust. Leslee put a lot of her goals...2020-12-0755 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 54: Lament & Racial Reconciliation with Poet Lo AlamanI'm excited this week to introduce you to an up-and-coming poet and artist named Lo Alaman. I had the honor of sitting down with Lo to talk about some incredibly important stuff — racial reconciliation, what we as humans and Christians can learn from the racial events of 2020, and what it looks like lament injustice and other difficult things.
We also talked about how important art is to help navigate times of pain and suffering.
When I created this show, I had no idea that I'd get to have some of the conversations I've had on her...2020-11-3053 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 53: Discipling Young Adults with Wayne DickensWhat are the most pressing issues facing young adults right now? How can the Church respond to meet those needs, and what should we be teaching young adults to help fix it?
How can we promote and achieve unity in the Church and in our nation?
I spoke with Wayne Dickens about all of that and much more this week. Wayne is the Campus Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Western Kentucky University and I'm so excited to introduce him to you this week. I'd never met Wayne until he preached a sermon...2020-11-231h 14In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 52: Podcast Birthday Party with Ryan Ahlwardt!Today we are celebrating one year of the In No Hurry Podcast! What a year it has been. Those of you who have supported this show since its inception, I truly cannot thank you enough!
What better way to celebrate than to bring Ryan Ahlwardt back on? Ryan was my first guest and he also created the theme music that we use each week! We had such a great conversation reflecting on the last year for us individually, 2020 as a whole, the first year of the show, and navigating the tough times of the pandemic.
...2020-11-161h 50
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 51: Unlocking Your Full Potential with Thane Marcus RinglerIf you're a thinking person, you'll definitely enjoy this conversation.
Thane Marcus Ringler is a former professional golfer who now is a writer, podcaster, thinker, and thought leader. His latest book, Catalysts for Hope: Unlocking Energy, Optimism, and Your Full Potential, just released last month and is available on his website for free. He's also just about ready to launch two only courses: Take Ownership | Growing Self-Awareness and Never Settle | Developing Discipline. Those are available at his website: https://thanemarcus.thinkific.com/
Thane has applied a lot of the lessons he's learned through golf into h...2020-11-0956 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 50: Building Better Prayer Habits with Val WoernerIt would seem as though prayer would be a fundamental part of a Christian's life. While most would say it is, the truth is many Christians struggle to build solid rhythms and habits when it comes to their prayer life.
We aren't as intentional at making prayer a priority as we could be, for a number of reasons. I unpack that and much more this week with Val Woerner, founder of ValMarie Paper and creator of a fantastic line of focused prayer journals.
For years my wife Emily has used Val's prayer journals to write o...2020-11-0249 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 49: Faith & the Election with Journalist Adam WrenThe element of faith has been a highly discussed part of the upcoming presidential election. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are looking to court the Evangelical vote as well as votes from others who identify as people of faith.
Journalist Adam Wren, a Christian himself, has covered this and all aspects of the election for Politico and Indianapolis Monthly. He joins the show to talk about covering the election, how he thinks Evangelicals and other Christians will vote, and what each candidate is doing to court the votes of Christians. This conversation is not intended to s...2020-10-2652 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 48: So You Want to Write a Book?This week we're talking all about writing on the podcast — specifically book writing. Whether you're a writer/aspiring author or not, I think you'll find this conversation with author Barnabas Piper interesting. Aside from being the first repeat guest on the show — check Episode 18 for his first appearance — Barnabas has written four books and also worked for a number of years on the publishing side of the industry.
He's one of the most knowledgable people I know about how the writing industry works and what it takes to get published. This conversation is going to be most benefic...2020-10-191h 05
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 47: Writing, Comparison, & Building Better Habits with Author Hannah BrencherOne of my favorite people ever gets to join me on the show this week!
Author Hannah Brencher's writing has resonated with me an incredible amount, perhaps more so than any author. I'm not sure if it's the Enneagram 4 wing 3 in both of us or the fact that we both met our spouses online, but at times reading her writing made it feel like we're kindred spirits. I also went through her Summer Writing Intensive, which was so instrumental in me getting the actual writing of my book started.
We've been trying to schedule this co...2020-10-1252 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 46: What I learned about identity in my year away from teachingThis week I wanted to do something a little different with the show. There’s no guest this week, and I just want to take a little time to talk with you about the topic of identity, and more specifically what I learned about identity and contentment, and what the Bible has to say about it, in the year that I was away from teaching and just this past year of life in general.
If you listened to my episode last week with Josiah Kennealy, he asked me this question, and it was a good one worth exp...2020-10-0513 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 45: Young Adults & the Church with Josiah KennealyWhen I was fresh out of college, I use to bemoan the fact that the churches I went to seemed to lack any sort of substantial programming for that awkward age range of early 20s to mid-30s. Growing up in the church, there's always plenty for youth and even in college there are plenty of campus ministries to be a part of and meet people to do life with.
But for a lot of places, once you're out of college, you're sort of thrown into the grouping with married adults who have kids. For single people i...2020-09-281h 00
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 44: Finding True Happiness with Derwin GrayHappiness is often a difficult concept to explain, much less achieve. It seems ever out of reach, yet its profoundly subjective in its nature. If we can define what makes us happy, why does it feel so hard for us to obtain it? Much like identity, we often look for happiness in all the wrong places — people, sports, hobbies, or other activities that are full of human beings who are bound to disappoint us at some point.
Have you ever gotten irrationally angry while watching a sporting event? Has your mood been affected by something someone said or...2020-09-2159 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 43: Using Our Online Words for Good with Dan DarlingIt's all too tempting in the age of social media to jump in on any and every controversial debate or conversation we see. Chances are, especially in 2020, you've had to decide whether to engage with someone or bite your tongue. If you're like me, you've entered into some online battles you didn't really need to. We've all been there, and it's only going to get worse as we get closer to the election in November.
But there's a way Christians can and should engage online when it comes to potentially contentious conversations, and author Dan Darling explains t...2020-09-1442 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 42: Building Hope Amid Depression with Author Ben CoursonBen Courson's mission is to inject hope into a generation plagued by anxiety and despair. In the middle of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, this conversation comes at an important time when suicide rates are climbing due to COVID-19 and other perils that 2020 has brought. Ben's new book, Flirting with Darkness, encourages you to not accept depression as a permanent state, but instead turn to the One who will champion your every struggle.
In this conversation, Ben opens up about his only battles with suicidal ideations and depression and offers practical and Biblical wisdom on how to deal wi...2020-09-0754 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 41: Start Where You Are with Rashawn CopelandNo matter where you are in life, God can and will meet you there. That's one of the most beautiful things about the gospel, and it's the premise of my friend Rashawn Copeland's new book, "Start Where You Are."
Rashawn was living a life of self-gratification, chasing after fame on the shoulders of a football career and eventually lived the Hollywood lifestyle in Los Angeles for a while. In this conversation he shares how his messy life led him down some scary paths — including one where he was shot and nearly killed to later when he nearly sho...2020-08-3141 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 40: Pastor & Author Adam WeberWe were created out of love for love, but it's not always easy to love some people. Adam Weber, pastor at Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, knows that well — so well that he wrote an entire book about a season of life where he was finding it difficult to love everyone.
His new book, "Love Has a Name: Learning to Love the Different, the Difficult, and Everyone Else" came out Aug. 25, and it's a really unique way to talk about love. Each chapter is the story of someone in Adam's life who embodies love or som...2020-08-2452 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 39: Former MLB star Matt HollidayI know I say this a lot, but this episode is truly one of my favorites. As you know, I'm a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, so getting to talk baseball and relive the Cardinals 2011 World Series run with one of the best players to wear a Cardinals uniform in some time was awesome. In all seriousness, Matt Holliday is a great guy and super genuine human being. I had a great time talking about his playing career, how his faith walk started, how his faith guided him in his career, and what life has been like since he...2020-08-1756 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 38: Author & Former QVC Spokeswoman Nancy HicksAs so many of us are struggling with anxiety, disappointment, and grief in the wake of COVID-19 and everything else 2020 has thrown at us, author Nancy Hicks is working to provide hope and guidance. Earlier this summer she launched Meant to Live: Six Sessions, a brand new course based on her book, Meant to Live, that is dedicated to helping people live a life of meaning — a life where they wake up inspired, where they experience a deep connection with God, self, and others and where they are fully known and loved. All this while grappling with her own deep...2020-08-101h 11
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 37: Jesus over Fame with Swimmer Erik RisolvatoWe're picking up with the final installment of our short two-week feature on Olympic athletes during what would've been the 2020 Olympics. This week my guest is swimmer Erik Risolvato, who is hoping to qualify to swim for Team USA in next summer's Olympic games. Risolvato actually has dual citizenship with Puerto Rico thanks to his grandmother being born there, and in the 2016 Olympics he was all set to board a flight for Rio when he was told that due to circumstances out of his control, he wouldn't be allowed to swim.
He opens up about that experience, th...2020-08-031h 11
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 36: USA Rugby star Carlin IslesWe're supposed to be enjoying the Olympics right now, but COVID-19 has forced it to be postponed until 2021. So to fill the Olympic void you're feeling right now, the next two episodes will feature Olympic athletes. We're starting it off with USA Rugby star Carlin Isles — the fastest man in rugby. Carlin has an amazing story. Long before he became the face of the USA Rugby team, the fastest man in rugby, and an Internet sensation, Isles was fighting a different battle — both literally and metaphorically.
If you met him now and felt the positivity radiate off of hi...2020-07-2755 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 35: Sports Spectrum Managing Editor Jon AckermanLosing one child at birth is hard enough. Jon Ackerman and his wife, Shannon, have lost two, with a third being lost to a miscarriage.
Needless to say, there have been plenty of times when Jon could've walked away from God and many people in the world wouldn't have blamed him. But that's why his story is so good, because he doesn't approach his heartache that way. Instead, he runs toward God.
After having a healthy baby girl, the Ackermans became pregnant again nearly a year and a half later. But the 13-week ultrasound revealed a...2020-07-201h 05
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 34: Speaking Truth Plus Love with Matt BrownThis conversation pairs well with last week's with pastor Scott Sauls as we pick up where we left off talking about how Christians can respond on the Internet in the growing age of vitriolic public discourse.
Matt Brown is an evangelist and the author of Truth Plus Love: The Jesus Way to Influence, where he discusses how Christians can respond with truth and love when it might be tempting to get sucked into a contentious political, religious, or societal battle online. We can influence people more by our love and kindness than our shouting and anger.
...2020-07-1348 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 33: Responding with Gentleness with Pastor Scott SaulsPastor Scott Sauls is one of the most prominent voices when it comes to how Christians can and should should respond to potentially contentious conversations about race, social issues, politics, and religion. His new book that came out in early June, A Gentle Answer: Our Secret Weapon in an Age of Us Against Them, is a timely, necessary book in a year of racial unrest and political contentiousness.
Written to serve as a guide as we enter what looks to be a turbulent election season, the racial unrest that has arose from the deaths of George Floyd, B...2020-07-0648 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 32: Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt JonesYou could make the argument that Matt Jones is the most influential person in Kentucky and you'd have a good argument. His title might say "host of Kentucky Sports Radio," but those from this state know he holds much more weight than just the founder and host of a radio program covering University of Kentucky athletics.
Love him or hate him, Jones has built KSR from the ground up, starting in the mid-2000s as just a goofy fan blog to what is now a nationally-recognized media brand. UK basketball is polarizing on its own, and unless...2020-05-251h 00
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 31: IndyStar columnist Gregg DoyelWhat's it like for a sports journalist during a time when there aren't really any sports? If you're a good storyteller and know where to find stories, it's not so bad. That's been the case for Indianapolis Star sports columnist Gregg Doyel, who's arguably busier now than he's been with live sports.
Gregg is one of the best storytellers I know. If you need proof of that, just ask the Associated Press Sports Editors, who in March recognized him as one of the country's top sports columnists. He was also the inaugural winner for the Indiana Sports...2020-05-1841 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 30: Luke Norsworthy, author of 'Befriending Your Monsters'It may not be Godzilla or Bigfoot or something like that, but we all deal with monsters in our own lives. Maybe it's comparison, or chasing after success, or a misplaced identity. In his new book Befriending Your Monsters, author and pastor Luke Norsworthy addresses those lies we believe and how we can fear them in a way like we did with monsters as children. But instead of running from them, his book focuses on how to come alongside those fears and learn what they might teaching you about your spiritual walk with God.
After last week's...2020-05-1151 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 29: Scarlet Hiltibidal, author of 'Afraid of All the Things'Fear is something we don't always like to talk about. But gear up, because this conversation with author Scarlet Hiltibidal is full of talk about fear.
This is a pretty topical conversation right now given what's going on in the world. We all might be getting adjusted to life during COVID-19, but I'm guessing at some point all of us have experienced some level of fear during this. Scarlet's book Afraid of All the Things: Tornadoes, Cancer, Adoption, and Other Stuff You Need the Gospel For is all about fear, anxiety, phobias, and anything in between. Scarlet h...2020-05-041h 10
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 28: Reitz Girls Tennis SeniorsOur season was canceled due to COVID-19, but that won't stop us from having a makeshift Senior Night for these girls. As many of you know, this Spring was going to be last season coaching high school tennis at Reitz High School in Evansville. Even though Emily and I moved two hours away to Bowling Green, I was going to live in Evansville during the week for the two months of the season and coach this time.
These senior girls were a huge reason why. They're incredible students and human beings on top of being great tennis...2020-04-301h 17
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 27: Tyler Huckabee of RELEVANT MagazineI have an affinity for wit mixed with a little cynicism and sarcasm. Because of that, Tyler Huckabee is one of my favorite Twitter follows, and he was one of the first people I wrote down as someone I wanted on this podcast as a guest.
I'm glad to finally get him on here to talk all things faith and culture. Tyler is the senior editor at RELEVANT Magazine and is one of the best writers I've read in a while. His stuff during COVID-19 has been especially poignant, particularly this article entitled, The Church Will Not...2020-04-271h 10
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 26: Pro Basketball Player Alex SteinAlex Stein is one of the most successful basketball players in the history of the city of Evansville, Indiana. He was one of the best players on his high school team that went to the State championship his senior year, then he became the all-time leading scorer at the University of Southern Indiana, and is now working his way toward the NBA with the Canton Charge of the G-League.
But, like, every other athlete right now, his season is on hold, which means he had to stop his first season of professional basketball and return home to...2020-04-231h 06
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 25: Jenaye White of B&H PublishingSeveral authors from B&H Publishing have been on this show this year, and Jenaye White is largely to thank for that. Jenaye is the senior publicist for B&H Publishing and has been super helpful in setting up the interviews for authors like Daniel Im, Robin Dance, Jamie Sumner, and Art Rainer.
We found out we have quite a few mutual friends and figured we needed to get her on the show as well. We talked about how we've spending our quarantine time, our thoughts on Tiger King, and Jenaye gives some Enneagram tips. The main...2020-04-2059 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 24: Jerad Eickhoff & More Than BaseballOne of the hardest parts for me about the COVID-19 shutdown is that there's no baseball right now. It's just as hard for the players. This week I got to chat with Jerad Eickhoff, a fellow Evansville native and pitcher for the San Diego Padres, about how he's handling not being able to play baseball and having to head back to Evansville for the time being.
Jerad played for Philadelphia Phillies for five years before signing with the Padres this offseason, but long before that were close to being college classmates. Jerad signed with WKU after two...2020-04-161h 22
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 23: Pastor Gregg Farrell — Biblical Context for COVID-19There is a lot of misinformation about and misrepresentation of the gospel amid the COVID-19 crisis. With Easter falling in the middle of it, I thought it was important to have a pastoral voice on this podcast to guide us toward some truth in this season. Gregg Farrell is the senior pastor at my church here in Bowling Green, Kentucky — Crossland Community Church — and he is truly one of the smartest Biblical teachers I've ever met.
I've been wanting to get Gregg on here since I started this show, but I wanted to wait for the right time...2020-04-1359 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 22: Oklahoma Softball Player Shannon SaileIt's a weird world as a sports fan to not have any sports to watch right now. It's even harder for athletes, though, whose sport is on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19. Some have seen their careers end abruptly. This week you'll hear from Oklahoma University softball player Shannon Saile, whose senior season was canceled early because of the virus.
Every Thursday in April, I'll feature an athlete whose season or career has been affected by the Coronavirus. Whether or not you're a sports fan, my hope is that their Christ-centered outlook on a disappointing situation is...2020-04-0947 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 21: Finding More Money with Author Art RainerWe're always looking for ways to find more money, aren't we? That's especially true now as many Americans have either lost their full-time job or can no longer do their side job due to COVID-19.
Art Rainer is the author of Find More Money and the host of The Money Challenge Podcast, and we talked about how to do just that. Art has some great insight on how to identify what side jobs are right for you and I like what he had to say about how your side job should compliment with your full-time job, not c...2020-04-061h 08
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 20: ESPN Football Analyst Dan OrlovskyDan Orlovsky is one of the most liked and most respected football analysts on ESPN. So much that he's even gotten calls from NFL teams gauging his interest in being an offensive coordinator.
He's also very open about his faith in Jesus and the path that led him to faith.
After a 13-year career as a quarterback in the NFL, Orlovsky transitioned to the analyst role in 2018. We got to talk about how he decided to give his life to Christ and he talked about the players who played a big role in his decision...2020-03-3031 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 19: Author Jamie SumnerI'm not a parent yet, but I think it's safe to say parenting is hard. Parenting a child with special needs adds a whole new layer of challenges. Author Jamie Sumner's son Charlie has Cerebral Palsy. Her new book, Eat, Sleep, Save the World: Words of Encouragement for the Special Needs Parent, offers comfort, advice, and encouragement for other parents of children with special needs. She describes the challenges, but also the beauty, of parenting a child with special needs. I really appreciated how vulnerable and open she was both in this book and this conversation.
We re...2020-03-231h 00
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 18: Doubt & Unbelief with Author Barnabas PiperOne of my favorite parts about doing this show is getting to talk to authors of books I read and enjoyed. This week I got to talk with Barnabas Piper, the author of three books, including Help My Unbelief, which is probably my favorite book I've read this year. The book centers on dealing with doubt, and why doubt is not the enemy of faith. In fact, doubt can lead us to ask questions that help us arrive at understanding God better and taking us to a deeper faith.
This is a topic that's been on my h...2020-03-161h 09In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournNavigating a COVID-19 WorldWhat do you do when your world as you know it is flipped upside down — when the everyday norms you're accustomed to are taken away? The Coronavirus outbreak has rattled our world, both literally and metaphorically. What we're realizing now is that our identity is wrapped up in a ton of worldly things — sports, entertainment, news, our phone. So many of our go-to distractions have either been canceled or postponed as we try to figure out how to stop the spread of COVID-19.
My church is going through a series now on Hebrews, titled Greater, and one of th...2020-03-1615 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 17: Jo + Crystal Taeleifi — Know Wonder BandI'm excited to introduce you all to an up-and-coming husband and wife Christian music duo this week called Know Wonder! Jo and Crystal Taeleifi live in Racho Cucamonga, California and have burst on the music scene with a couple singles — "Conquered" and "Dear Anybody."
Let me tell you, these songs are jams, and I absolutely loved getting a chance to talk to these guys. I'm already ready to fly out to California with Emily and visit them just so we can make a Target run and hang out with them. In all seriousness, I know this conversation is...2020-03-091h 39
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 16: Doubt & Wandering with Author Robin DanceHave you ever felt like you're just wandering through life? What about in your walk with Jesus? Have you ever felt like a wanderer? I definitely have, and chances are you have, too.
My guest this week is Robin Dance, author of the new book, For All Who Wander: Why Knowing God is Better Than Knowing It All. I loved her book, mainly because it's so similar to the one I'm writing and Robin and I share very similar stories. But I know her story, and this conversation, will resonate with you.
If you've ever...2020-03-021h 07
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 15: Finding Our True Identity with Author Daniel ImWe've talked a lot about identity on this podcast and, more specifically, our identity in Christ. This week we'll get to hear from author Daniel Im about his new book, You Are What You Do (And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, & Love).
Daniel is a pastor at Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta and has written a couple other books — No Silver Bullets and Planting Missional Churches. His new book addresses seven lies that we are told and what causes them to be so prevalent:
You are what you do
You are what you experience
Yo...2020-02-241h 07
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 14: Creativity & Taking Chances with Photographer Jordon ConnerWe often wonder what it would be like to hang out with some of our favorite artists. Jordon Conner has gotten to do that, and it was fun to live vicariously through him in this conversation.
Jordon is an incredibly talented photographer who, in his young career, has already impressed people so much that some of the biggest artists have asked him to shoot photos of their tours. His portfolio includes tour photos of Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Johnnyswim, Phil Wickham, The BAND Camino, Crowder, and so much more. Pretty much if they're on my...2020-02-1759 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 13: Entrepreneurship with Photographer Loren SalyerIt's always fun when you can have friends on the podcast. This week I got to have my good friend Loren Salyer on to talk about the art of wedding photography and the discipline it takes to run and sustain your own business.
Since she was in college, Loren has been running her own photography business. She does weddings, engagements, couple shoots. Pretty much anything. Loren shot Emily and my engagement and wedding photos and we've done a number of other shoots with her as well. Pretty much any time we need nice photos taken of us...2020-02-101h 02
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 12: Grief, Doubt, & Faith with Sarah RylynnThis is one of the most important conversations I'll ever have on this podcast.
Sarah and I connected a couple years ago over our shared experiences of grief. Sarah was the best friend of Christina Grimmie, a popular YouTube singer who also appeared on Season 6 of The Voice. Following a concert in Orlando in June 2016, Christina was tragically shot and killed during a meet and greet with fans.
As you can imagine, the last few years have been incredibly difficult for Sarah and he's processed a lot of her grief and struggles with her own...2020-02-0353 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 11: Tyler Lindsey, Savannah Smith, & Cameron Federico — Crossland WorshipThis was such a fun episode! This week I got the chance to sit down with some friends of mine who lead worship at our church here in Bowling Green, Crossland Community Church. Aside from leading worship, last year they started a group at our church called “The Kall,” and the goal has been to bring 18-30 somethings together and build a community.
We talked about how they got the idea for this and why there’s such a need for a community in this age bracket, as well as what we see God doing with our genera...2020-01-271h 01
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 10: Jason Romano of Sports SpectrumFor most people who work in sports journalism, working at ESPN is the dream. And for most people, once they're there, the plan is to be there for their whole career.
Jason Romano was no different, until about two years ago he felt God pulling him away to do something more aligned with his faith. Jason now works for Sports Spectrum, a magazine and website that covers the intersection of sports and faith, and he is the host of the Sports Spectrum podcast.
He shares his story of faith in how he knew it was...2020-01-2046 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 9: Creative Living with Writer Stephen CopelandWhether this is your first time tuning in or you’re a regular listener, I’m so grateful you are here this week because this conversation is one of the best we’ve had. My guest this week is Stephen Copeland — an author, writer, storyteller, a good friend, and truly one of the smartest people I’ve gotten to talk to for this podcast.
Stephen is the author of “Where the Colors Blend,” and he’s co-authored numerous books with some really big people, but what I think you’re going to see is that he’s also just an incredi...2020-01-131h 27
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 8: Creativity & Art with Filmmaker Clay HasslerIt's so fun when you get to interview friends, and I'm thankful to call Clay Hassler a friend. I've known Clay and his family for pretty much my entire life, and they're some of the most talented people I've ever met, and Clay is certainly no exception.
Clay and his wife, Tif, are filmmakers who live in East Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, TN, and they also lead a creative collective and film content studio in New York City called Wet Paint. Clay is the son of a photographer and has been around the creative arts his entire life...2020-01-0654 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 7: Brad Ellis of Ghostrunners PodcastOn your feet! Brad Ellis of the Ghostrunners podcast joins me for the final episode of 2019. A few weeks ago we had Jake Triplett, who is the other co-host of Ghostrunners, and this week you get to meet Brad, who is just a genuinely good guy who also happens to be very funny. He also leads worship at his church in Kansas City and owns his own custom woodworking company, Ellis Custom Creations.
We talked about the rise of their podcast and his decision to leave a corporate job to start woodworking. Brad and I are also...2019-12-301h 23
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 6: Lessons From Two Years of Marriage with My Wife Emily ClaybournTwo years ago my wife and I became husband and wife. Today, she joins me on my podcast for us to celebrate our second wedding anniversary and share some of our favorite memories over the first couple years of our marriage! I'm so excited about this episode! Not only was it a lot of fun to share about our marriage, but my wife is a practicing marriage counselor, so we talked about some real-life stuff that can help young couples avoid typical stumbling blocks in marriage and build a marriage that lasts.
I'm a firm believer that m...2019-12-231h 17
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 5: Creating Space in Our Lives with Author Manda CarpenterChristmas is next week! That means we are right in the middle of the Christmas “hustle,” and I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of this season leaving so many people feeling wiped out and stressed. It’s the complete opposite of what we should be feeling this time of the year, yet we’re all running around like crazy to get shopping done or finish deadlines at work, or attending a bunch of Christmas parties. There’s just this crazy “hustle” mindset that seems to set in this time of the year and we start freaking out a lit...2019-12-1649 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 4: WKU Football Coach Tyson HeltonAs most of you know, I'm a graduate of Western Kentucky University, and by nature I'm a big Hilltopper sports fan. The last two college football seasons haven't been the most exciting for WKU fans, but in the offseason the school hired Tyson Helton as its new head coach. Coach Helton comes from a coaching family and guided the Hilltoppers to an 8-4 season in his first season as a head coach, which earned WKU a berth in the Servpro First Responders Bowl vs. Western Michigan on Dec. 30 in Dallas.
Coach Helton, like any football coach, has m...2019-12-0950 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 3: Taking Risks & Making People Laugh with Jake TriplettJake Triplett is one of the funniest guys on the Internet. If you’ve ever watched a Trey Kennedy video and laughed, then you’ve laughed at Jake’s work.
Jake shoots, edits, writes, and sometimes stars in Trey’s hilarious videos, and he’s pretty funny himself. He’s had an eventful career as a videographer and has gotten to do a ton of really cool things, and a lot of these involved having faith and taking a risk.
Last year, he and two of his friends flew out to Maine and bought a limo to driv...2019-12-021h 23
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 2: Leadership & Obedience with Pastor Phil HellerPhil Heller serves as the lead pastor at Crossroads Christian Church in Evansville, Indiana, which is also my home church. Aside from being just an all-around good dude, Phil is a tremendous man of God who returned to the church where he started his ministry, this time about 20 years later as the lead pastor.
He was hired less than a year after the previous lead pastor was fired, and he talks about how he navigated the process of knowing it was the right job, along with the sensitivity of taking over as pastor at a church still h...2019-11-2557 min
In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournEpisode 1: Singer/Songwriter Ryan AhlwardtI've been a fan of Ryan's for so long and I've been lucky enough to call him a friend for several years, and I was so excited to sit down and talk to him just about life. Ryan is an incredibly talented musician and was in the popular a capella singing group Straight No Chaser. He left a life of touring and fame to lead a Young Life chapter in his hometown, so he shares his journey of leaving the world of professional entertainment to work in ministry.
It's such a great story of faith that we c...2019-11-171h 37In No Hurry with Cole Douglas ClaybournWelcome to “In No Hurry”"In No Hurry" takes a dive into the intersection of faith and creativity while also covering a wide range of other topics. Hear from creators, artists, athletes, coaches, and pastors about the issues that matter most to today's Christian.2019-11-1500 min