The Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast

Mike Faulkner
  • 4.8 (4)
  • Christianity
  • Updated Daily

This podcast is to encourage regular working class Christians as they live out their life of faith on their job and in the world. Too often blue collar workers are disregarded by church leaders just as in society as a whole. I want the regular working Christian to see their value in the kingdom as the primary source of reaching other with the gospel out in the real world. While the high ranking theologians of our day are in academic halls discussing things and developing strategies to grow Blue Collar Christians are putting their hand to the gospel plow planting for the spiritual harvest!

  1. 19h ago

    Day 160 | Psalm 1-5 : Peace through Christ

    Today begins a more raw section in our challenge of reading the Bible in a year. Mike reads through several Psalms and discusses a bit about the content and what it means in our lives. Peace in Christ is a huge part of today's reading. I would like to hear from you. Please leave me a comment or email me at bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com

    11 min

  2. 1d ago

    Job Part 2: The Whirlwind | Days 148–159

    In Part 1 of Job, we watched a blameless man lose everything, hold his integrity in the ashes, and endure three friends who answered his suffering with bad theology dressed up as wisdom. In Part 2 (Days 148–159), God finally shows up. Not with the explanation Job has been demanding. Not with a list of reasons. Not with an apology. With a whirlwind. God answers Job out of the storm — with 70 questions that Job cannot answer. And somehow, that’s enough. Somehow Job goes from wanting a hearing to falling silent. Somehow seeing God — not getting answers, just seeing God — changes everything. We also look at how the book ends: God rebukes the friends who said all the right-sounding things, vindicates Job who said honest raw things, and restores everything Job lost — doubled. And the restoration only begins when Job prays for the very friends who made his suffering worse. If you’ve been waiting for God to explain Himself — this episode is for you. Key topics: book of Job conclusion, God answers Job, voice from the whirlwind, suffering and faith, why doesn’t God explain Himself, restoration, Bible in a year, blue collar faith, Christian podcast for men. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com Music: "City Lights" by Mark July Free for Creators via Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/city-lights License code: MJWO4MZV7ES54WYH

    15 min

  3. Jun 21

    Job Part 1: The Man Who Wouldn’t Let Go | Days 136–147

    What do you do when everything falls apart at once — and everyone around you is convinced it’s your own fault? In this first of two episodes on the book of Job (Days 136–147), we cover one of the hardest and most honest books in the entire Bible. Job is a man described by God Himself as blameless and upright — and he loses everything. His wealth, his children, his health. All of it, gone. And then his friends show up. We dig into Job’s integrity — his refusal to curse God or confess to sins he didn’t commit, even under pressure from the people closest to him. We look at the three friends who had good intentions and terrible theology, and what it looks like when someone dresses up bad counsel in religious language. And we sit with Job in the dark, where the answers don’t come and the silence is loud. If you’ve ever suffered without a reason, watched someone else suffer and didn’t know what to say, or held on to your integrity when everyone around you said to let it go — this episode is for you. Key topics: book of Job summary, suffering and faith, why do bad things happen to good people, Christian podcast for men, integrity under pressure, bad advice, blue collar faith, Bible in a year, trusting God in the dark. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com Music: "City Lights" by Mark July Free for Creators via Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/city-lights License code: MJWO4MZV7ES54WYH

    14 min

  4. Jun 20

    Esther: God Is in the Room | Days 132–135

    What do you do when you’re the only one in the room who won’t bow? And what do you do when speaking up might cost you everything? In this episode of the Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast, we cover the entire book of Esther (Days 132–135) — a book that never once mentions the name of God, but is saturated with His fingerprints from the first page to the last. Mordecai refused to bow to Haman when everyone around him did. Not out of arrogance — out of conviction. And that one act of faithfulness set in motion a chain of events that saved an entire people. Esther, living in the most powerful palace in the world, had to decide whether her position was a privilege to protect or a platform to use. And a sleepless king, a forgotten record book, and the right question asked at the right moment — none of it is coincidence. We connect Esther to working life: what it looks like to hold your convictions when the pressure to compromise is daily, how God moves through ordinary circumstances when He’s not loudly announcing it, and what it means to recognize that where you are right now might not be an accident. Key topics: book of Esther summary, God’s providence, holding convictions under pressure, Christian podcast for men, faith at work, courage to speak up, Mordecai and Esther, Bible in a year, blue collar faith. If this podcast is helping you stay in the Word, share it with someone who needs it. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com

    15 min

  5. May 30

    Nehemiah: Stay on the Wall - Days 129–131

    Episode Description: What do you do when the job is half done, the enemy is circling, and the people on your own crew are ready to quit? In this episode of the Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast, we cover the entire book of Nehemiah (Days 129–131) — one of the most practical leadership books in the entire Bible. Nehemiah was a cupbearer to the king of Persia. Not a general. Not a builder. Just a man who heard a hard report about his people, felt the weight of it, and then got up and did something about it — against mockery, threats, political sabotage, discouragement from inside his own crew, and enemies who wanted to pull him away from the work with a fake meeting. We connect Nehemiah’s story to everyday working life: what it looks like to assess a job honestly before you open your mouth, how to lead when the pressure is coming from inside and outside at the same time, and what it means to stay focused on the work when people keep trying to pull you down from the wall. Key topics: leadership under pressure, perseverance in faith, spiritual warfare, prayer in the workplace, integrity at work, Bible study for working men, book of Nehemiah summary, Christian podcast for blue collar workers. If this podcast is helping you stay in the Word, share it with someone who needs it. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com Music: "City Lights" by Mark July Free for Creators via Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/city-lights License code: MJWO4MZV7ES54WYH

    17 min

  6. May 24

    Days 126–128 | Ezra - Don't Stop the Work

    In this episode of the Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast, we cover the entire book of Ezra (Days 126–128). Ezra is a book about people who set out to do the right thing — and ran into every kind of opposition imaginable. False accusations. Political interference. Discouragement. People who smiled to your face and sabotaged you behind your back. And they kept building anyway. We connect the message of Ezra to working life — what it looks like to push through when people try to stop the work, how to lead when the odds are against you, and what it means to return to what matters even when you've been away from it for a long time. If this podcast is helping you stay in the Word, share it with someone who needs it. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com Music: "City Lights" by Mark July Free for Creators via Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/city-lights License code: MJWO4MZV7ES54WYH

    14 min

  7. May 10

    Days 114–125 | 2 Chronicles : What You Build and What You Leave Behind

    In this episode of the Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast, we cover the entire book of 2 Chronicles (Days 114–125). 2 Chronicles is a book about legacy. It follows the reign of Solomon, the glory of the temple, the slow drift of a nation, and the handful of men who had the courage to turn things around when everything had fallen apart. We connect these stories to working life — what it means to build something that lasts, what happens when the next generation doesn't honor what was handed to them, and what it looks like to be the man who steps up and restores what's been lost. If this podcast is helping you stay in the Word, share it with someone who needs it. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com Music: "City Lights" by Mark July Free for Creators via Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/city-lights License code: MJWO4MZV7ES54WYH

    15 min

  8. May 2

    Days 105–113 | 1 Chronicles : Faithfulness in the Work No One Sees

    EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode of the Blue Collar Bible Guy Podcast, we cover the entire book of 1 Chronicles (Days 105–113). At first glance, this book can feel like a chore — genealogies, long lists, repeated names. But buried inside all of that is something that hits close to home for working people: God values faithfulness, order, and work that goes unseen. We connect the message of 1 Chronicles to the job site, the shop floor, and the everyday grind — showing up, doing your work right, and understanding that your labor matters even when nobody's watching. If this podcast is helping you stay in the Word, share it with someone who needs it. Questions or feedback: bluecollarbibleguy@gmail.com

    12 min
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This podcast is to encourage regular working class Christians as they live out their life of faith on their job and in the world. Too often blue collar workers are disregarded by church leaders just as in society as a whole. I want the regular working Christian to see their value in the kingdom as the primary source of reaching other with the gospel out in the real world. While the high ranking theologians of our day are in academic halls discussing things and developing strategies to grow Blue Collar Christians are putting their hand to the gospel plow planting for the spiritual harvest!

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