The Boxless Nutshell

Send us a text The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist! Join me as I take a dive into various attacks from the enemy, struggles to stay strong, and ways to stay strong.  I'm missed you all while taking some time. It's so good to be back!  Show notes:  1 Peter 5:8 Hebrews 10:24-25 Ephesians 6 Galatians 6:2 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join me in this look at how we dress up for each other and give up too easily when we see a side we don't like. Have we been aiming for pretty & comfortable instead of family & grace? Are we meant to practice excellence or grace in our weakness? Show Notes:  -Podcast: Rule of Law: by Practicing the Way / Episode: Community 1: Rediscovering Jesus' Vision for Family (with John Mark Comer, Andy Crouch, and Bethany Allen) -Book: What Angels Wish They Knew - Allistair Begg (Pg.94-98) -Ecc.4:8-9 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Wow. What dark times we're having. Another shooting, a stabbing, parenting among bullies, and more trans athletes stealing women's titles. How are we to remain sane? How are we to react?  Join me as I take an honest inventory of how we as Christians are to respond to all the hate in this world. Do we choose hate in response, or is there another option?  Show Notes:  XX-XY Athletics Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHn154unAic Intro Song: Gold - Leeland Outro Song: Instead of a Show - Jon Foreman Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join me in this honest comparison to spiritual disciplines and the struggle to keep it up. We can't do the routine for routine sake. But why do it at all? Do we desperately need Jesus the way we once did? How do we get back there? It's not a one solve fix all problem. Let's find our desperate places and choose Him over our vices and lesser gods. Give grace to yourself when you miss the mark, because you will ...time and time again. If you let that derail you, you'll fall further away from His sweet presence, trusting in yourself more, and beaten down by life's cycle of pile up. Let's wrestle with our desperation together.  Scripture:  Psalm 31:9-13 Jeremiah 20:8-9 Exodus 34:14 Psalm 42:7 Luke 7:36-48 Intro song: Gold - Leeland Outro song: Deep calls to Deep - Rita Springer Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Boy, what a hard topic. Join me, James, as I dive into different denominations, what divides us, and what unites us. I attempt to give you very practical things to look for in searching for a home Church, including specific beliefs, doctrine, worship, location, and authenticity. It's not easy, and as usual I take a bit of a rabbit trail to get there. But I pray this will help you find your people! Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text This life is hard. And as men especially, we define ourselves by what we do. We see it all the time, when high status gets lost, the people seem lost with it. If you have ever felt this way, I have to. Hopefully this episode reminds you of your value in work and without it. Let's wrestle through this tough topic together. Join me.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he dives into muddy waters of leaving a Church, when to pull the plug, what to look for, and what can be sacrificed. He's going through this himself wit his own family and shares a raw processing of what he's going through. Finding true authentic community is perhaps the greatest issue we face as Christians... next to intimacy with other men.  John Lynch: Two Roads https://youtu.be/Rfy03PEVUhQ?si=MZc2t0bJbVbd27zo Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he dives into the implications of the Garden and the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Do we realize how naked we really are as time goes on? Does this cause more retroactive shame? Or worse, future fear? Does it make you a hermit? How do we recover from the realization that it is still not good to be alone? Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text After a bizarre encounter with a legalistic Christian influencer on X, James was compelled to speak on the damaging nature of this ever prevailing Chrisitian on Christian violence. Should a Proverbs 31 woman stay home and homeschool the kids? Should we even be scolding others on topics like this? Let's get into it.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he delves into muddy waters, calling out Christian on Christian hate, men following permissiveness, and men following abusive "strength". This is a true test case on "Strong Man, Soft Man", a call back to James' first ever episode.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James in this very real struggle to praise christian principals over praising Christ himself. Let's keep the focus on Him, but allow ourselves to rejoices when good triumphs over evil. We can do both! Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he shares an encounter with a fellow parent, an old college story, and how to navigate around politics when sharing Jesus with our unbelieving friends.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he shares a personal story of 3 mentors: 1 peer, 1 leader, 1 Pastor, who brought him to the Lord together, and how they fell away from Jesus over the years. James also shares the hope of deep roots and an eternal mindset as a lesson in hindsight. Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text James takes a dive into why David & Bathsheba ever happened, what led up to it, the stream of sin that followed, and the implications for all men from the story. Join us in digging into what the Scriptures say about this and how we can be encouraged in our call for diligence.  Verses: -2 Sam. 11-12 -1 Cor. 10:13 -Rom. 13:14 -1 Pet. 5:8 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text It's good to be back. Join James as he checks in after a few weeks and a few life interactions later. Are we working hard enough? Should we be worrying and planning for the future? Do you have anxiety over your life that is NOT founded in the heart of God for you? Let's get into it.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text I just felt like sharing a real moment of grace, redemption, and sweetness. Joined me as I talk about the struggle of being the disciplinarian verse the safe place.  Sometimes one must lose.  Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text We've been told to love the Church. We've been told love is not a feeling. Join James as he dives into Scripture to see what the Word has to say on this highly debated issue. What does Jesus and the Bible actually say on the matter? Ephesians 5:25-32 1 Peter 4:8-10 John 11: 32-35 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a text Join James as he dives into why we stop making friends later in life. Is it because we have our core 4? Or are we afraid to risk it... again? After many years of using the mantra "We must be a Safe Place", James is still digging into why it's so hard to do this. After experiencing a powerful online community, he has some new insight. We hope you find it helpful! Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. If you're anything like me, you struggle with Church. Maybe you have some church hurt from poor leadership, gossip, money grubbing, or the barrage of other ways sinful people mess up what God intended for good. I'm not here to tell you to join a church, but I am here to tell you not to do it alone. The local Church just happens to be the most convenient way to do that. So let's take a look in the Word and see what God desires our gathering to look like.  Scripture:  -Hebrews 10:24-25 -1 Corinthians 12:12, 14:23-26 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. As humans, we are well acquainted with disappointment in others. Maybe even our own Dad's. What if we truly let God father us? In the midst of an imperfect life with imperfect people who love us imperfectly, can we let Him fill the gap? Do you believe He can? Does your soul need restoration... or just... rest?  Join James as he shares some hurt, and hang-ups, but chooses to turn it back to The Lord. There is a power there that your heart desperately needs to feel complete.  Verses: -Matthew 11:28-30 -Exodus 20:5, 34:14 Please follow, like, and share! Contact: TheBoxlessNutshell@gmail.com