Your Weekly Calling

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Your Weekly Calling is a short, powerful podcast designed to help you start your week with clarity, purpose, and truth. In just five to six minutes, Brad brings real talk, biblical truth, and practical encouragement you can actually use in your everyday life. This isn’t about religion or checking a box—it’s about a real relationship with Jesus and living it out where you are.

  1. 6d ago

    Faith With Footprints

    In this challenging episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe dives into James chapter 2 and asks a question many Christians would rather avoid: If someone looked at your life, would they actually see your faith—or only hear about it?Brad explores the difference between talking about faith and living it, reminding listeners that real faith always produces action. Using James 2:17, he explains that while good works don't save us, genuine faith inevitably leaves evidence behind. Brad unpacks the danger of “fake faith”—the kind that offers thoughts and prayers but never steps in to help, talks about loving people while ignoring those in need, and knows all the right church language without showing the character of Jesus. With his signature humor and honesty, he challenges listeners to move beyond inspirational posts, worship playlists, and Bible app streaks and start living out what they claim to believe. The episode features the remarkable true story of Edward Kimball, an ordinary Sunday school teacher whose simple act of obedience led him to share the Gospel with a young shoe store employee named Dwight L. Moody. That one conversation eventually impacted millions of people around the world, proving that faithfulness in small moments can have eternal consequences. Through practical challenges and pointed questions, Brad encourages listeners to stop asking, “What do I believe?” and start asking, “What am I doing because I believe it?” The episode concludes with a powerful reminder that the greatest sermon many people will preach this week won't be with their words—it will be with their actions.

    6 min

  2. Jun 1

    Holy Spirit Energy

    In this powerful episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe unpacks the meaning of Pentecost and challenges listeners to stop chasing a safe, surface-level faith and start pursuing true surrender to the Holy Spirit. Using Acts 2 as the foundation, Brad paints Pentecost not as a polished church service, but as a loud, messy, supernatural moment that completely transformed ordinary people. He emphasizes that the true miracle of Pentecost wasn’t just wind and fire—it was fearful people becoming bold through the power of the Holy Spirit. Brad contrasts “battery Christians,” who constantly run on temporary emotional highs, with Spirit-filled believers who stay deeply connected to God daily. Along the way, he shares the incredible true story of Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival, where entire communities were transformed because people became desperate for God’s presence instead of just religious routine. With humor, honesty, and challenge, Brad pushes listeners to stop trying to fake spiritual fire through hype or appearances and instead make room for real connection with God through surrender, prayer, silence, and expectancy. The episode closes with a reminder that the Holy Spirit wasn’t sent merely to help believers survive spiritually—but to bring dead things back to life.

    6 min

  3. May 25

    This Isn’t Home

    In this emotional and deeply personal episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe explores the tension between temporary satisfaction and eternal hope, reminding listeners that this world was never meant to fully fulfill the human soul. Using Philippians 3:20 and Revelation’s promise of heaven, Brad challenges the constant chase for more money, comfort, success, and approval that still somehow leaves people feeling empty. Brad shares heartfelt memories of his grandmother, who became a mother figure to him after the loss of his mom. He reflects on singing Amazing Grace together, learning about faith through her example, and the overwhelming realization that she would be 117 years old today if she were still alive. That personal story leads into a powerful reminder that, for believers, death is not the end—it’s temporary separation and ultimately the doorway home to Jesus. The episode also highlights a famous quote from Billy Graham about being “more alive” after death, using it to paint a picture of heaven-minded faith that stays anchored even when life feels overwhelming. Brad contrasts people who build their identity around temporary things with those whose hope is rooted in eternity, encouraging listeners to stop obsessing over what fades and start investing in what lasts forever.

    7 min

  4. May 18

    Presence Over Position

    In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe dives deep into Psalm 84:10 and the powerful idea that God’s presence matters more than position. Brad challenges the mindset of constantly chasing the “next thing” and asks a hard question: What if the place you’re trying to leave is actually the place God wants to meet you? Using David’s picture of being a simple doorkeeper in God’s house, Brad unpacks the tension between success and surrender, platform and presence. Along the way, he reflects on a youth camp moment that changed how he understood the verse and connects it to a surprising quote from Jim Carrey about fame and emptiness. This episode pushes listeners to stop measuring life only by results and instead become people who pursue closeness with God above everything else. The message lands with a practical challenge to practice God’s presence in ordinary, unnoticed moments and to stop trying to escape seasons God may actually be using to deepen them.

    6 min

  5. May 11

    Slow Down & See Again

    This week, Brad leans into a feeling a lot of people don’t talk about: doing all the right things… but still feeling stuck.Anchored in Psalm 119:17–30, this episode shifts from last week’s focus on priorities to a deeper issue—distraction and lack of clarity. Brad highlights the raw honesty of this passage—“open my eyes,” “my soul is weary,” “my soul melts away”—showing that this isn’t surface-level faith, it’s a desperate prayer for something real. The message is clear: when life feels heavy or confusing, don’t pull away from God’s Word—press deeper into it. Using the comeback story of Howard Schultz, Brad draws a powerful parallel. When Starbucks was drifting, Schultz didn’t push harder—he stopped everything to refocus. He retrained, re-centered, and helped the company “see again.” The same is true spiritually—sometimes the issue isn’t effort, it’s vision. Psalm 119 calls us to slow down, ask God to open our eyes, and let His Word move from inspiration to direction. Brad challenges listeners to stop speed-reading Scripture and start sitting in it—to be honest about weariness, reject shortcuts, and let truth reshape how they think and live. The episode wraps with a practical “Open My Eyes 7-Day Reset”: Read Psalm 119:17–30 slowly each dayPray for clarity before readingSit with one verse for 5 minutesWrite down one takeawayAct on it Big Takeaway: You don’t need more information—you need clearer vision. Sometimes growth doesn’t come from doing more… it comes from finally seeing what matters.

    7 min

  6. May 4

    Stop Drifting. Start Building.

    This week, Brad challenges a hard truth: most people don’t have a faith problem—they have a priority problem. Anchored in Psalm 119:1–16, the episode explores the difference between intending to follow God and actually building a life around His Word. Brad unpacks how Scripture repeats words like law, commands, and statutes to emphasize one central idea: a blessed, grounded life is built on alignment with God’s Word—not accidental effort. Using the powerful example of codebreakers at Bletchley Park led by Alan Turing, he illustrates that access to a message isn’t enough—what matters is understanding it and acting on it. Lives were saved because they didn’t just hear the message—they built everything around it. The same is true spiritually. God’s Word isn’t just information—it’s direction, warning, and life. But too often, it gets treated like optional reading instead of daily oxygen. Brad closes with a practical 7-Day Word Build Challenge: read Psalm 119:1–16 each day, memorize one verse, and actively apply it. The goal? Stop drifting and start building a faith that’s rooted, intentional, and lived out daily. Big Takeaway: You don’t drift into strong faith—you build it by anchoring your life in God’s Word.

    7 min

  7. Apr 27

    When Blessings Make You Blind

    Success isn’t always the win you think it is. In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad unpacks a warning most people overlook—success can slowly pull you away from the very God who got you there. When life is hard, we pray. When life is good, we drift. Walking through Book of Deuteronomy 8:17–18, Brad breaks down how easy it is to shift from “God did this” to “I did this”—and why that mindset can quietly impact your spiritual life. You’ll also hear the story of John D. Rockefeller—a man who had everything the world offers but lost peace along the way—and how it took a breaking point to realign what mattered most. In This Episode:Why success can be more spiritually dangerous than failureHow pride sneaks in when life starts going rightThe subtle shift from dependence on God to dependence on selfWhy gratitude has to be intentional—not accidental This Week’s Challenge:Look back at what God has done in your lifeThank Him specifically (not vaguely)Restart one habit: prayer, scripture, or generosity Key Takeaway:If you forget God in the good seasons, you’ll eventually need Him in the hard ones again. Closing Thought:Your calling isn’t just about where you’re going— it’s about who you remember along the way. Don’t Miss This:If this episode hit you, make sure you follow, subscribe, and leave a review.

    7 min

  8. Apr 20

    Stacking L’s but Still Standing

    Brad gets real right out the gate—no filters, no fluff. This week hits different. It’s about those seasons where life feels like a losing streak… when you’re grinding, showing up, doing the right thing—and still catching L after L.  From a vulnerable moment with his son to a powerful look at Abraham Lincoln’s toughest season, Brad reminds us: Just because it feels like you’re losing… doesn’t mean God isn’t building. This episode is for: The one tired of tryingThe one questioning if it’s workingThe one who just needs one win But instead of chasing quick victories, Brad flips the script: What if the real win is that you didn’t quit? With truth from Galatians 6:9 and straight-up real talk, this episode challenges you to stay in it, stay faithful, and trust that what feels like a setback… might actually be setup season. Bottom line: You’re not losing—you’re being built.

    7 min
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Your Weekly Calling is a short, powerful podcast designed to help you start your week with clarity, purpose, and truth. In just five to six minutes, Brad brings real talk, biblical truth, and practical encouragement you can actually use in your everyday life. This isn’t about religion or checking a box—it’s about a real relationship with Jesus and living it out where you are.

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