Podcasts for Your Edification
January 4, 2023
Dear CPC Family,
What are the under-used pockets of time in your day?
For me, morning runs and the evening kitchen clean-up routine would fit this category. Maybe you have a commute, a chore, or a daily walk that feels the same.
One way I’ve found to make these daily time pockets more interesting, enjoyable, and useful is by listening to podcasts. Here are some podcasts that I’d recommend to help us all “redeem the time”!
[Special Note: if you currently spend your morning walk talking to neighbors or your evening chores catching up with your spouse or your kids, don’t trade those off for podcasts! But think about other time pockets where these ideas might come in handy.]
For all of these, I’ve linked to the podcast home page—or the closest equivalent. You can find all of these by searching in the podcast app of your choice.
Podcasts for Everyone:
The World and Everything In It: If watching the news makes your blood pressure spike and your stress levels rise you should … probably consider alternatives. This 30 minute daily (weekday) podcast from World is a great way to stay informed while remaining calm and being reminded of the goodness and power of God at work in the world.
The Wednesday Conversation: this is a great, conversational podcast from pastors and staff at Coram Deo Church, a reformed-ish church in Omaha, Nebraska. The topics vary from theology to current events to family to culture. It’s always interesting and thought provoking, even when I don’t totally agree. This is a good one to search back through the archives for episodes that sound interesting.
Outward OPC: the folks at OPC Home Missions do a great job in this podcast of encouraging and equipping us for outreach and evangelism. Each interview is filled with good ideas, practical application, and, most importantly, motivation to get out there with the Good News.
A Little More Focused:
Life and Books and Everything: hosted by Kevin DeYoung, this is a great podcast for book and idea lovers. My favorite episodes are those that include the other original hosts, Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen, or the interviews Kevin DeYoung does with authors. I always come away with a few books for the to-be-read list.
Gospelbound: another great interview-based and book-focused podcast hosted by Collin Hansen of the Gospel Coalition. Listening to this is very helpful for deciding if I should get a given book or if the interview pretty much covered it all!
She Reads Truth: Rebekah has found the resources from She Reads Truth to be incredibly helpful for daily Bible reading. This podcast is intended to give helpful insights to accompany the current community She Reads Truth reading plan. If you’re looking for a New Year Bible reading plan, this might be worth considering!
Working with Dan Doriani: whether you’re just starting your career, right in the middle, or now retired, I think you’ll find Dan Doriani to be a great interviewer and those he interviews—from physicists to governors to pastors to sports broadcasters—to be exceptionally interesting. This podcast is inspiring for thinking about how to glorify God in all of our callings.
Risen Motherhood: Another Rebekah favorite, this podcast is a biblically and theologically grounded look at the practical ins and outs of motherhood … but if you look through the topics covered, you’ll see that there’s a lot that could apply to anyone.
I feel very confident that everyone reading this will find something interesting in this list. So I hope you’ll explore and fill those daily time pockets with something edifying.
If you’d like more recommendations or would like to recommend a podcast to me, fire away!
In the Father’s Love,
Pastor Andrew