Set Your Mind Above
What if I told you that God could be seen in the most ordinary things everyday? Take a break from the busyness of your lives to just stop & look around. Consider the things that we encounter all the time and overlook. Just think of all the lessons that we could learn from our children, in our homes, or our families. What if I told you that everyday, ordinary events could teach us extraordinary eternal truths...would you believe me? I'm BJ Sipe, and welcome to the Set Your Mind Above podcast.
Episodes
269 episodes
S5 E13 - Armed Robbery
Our local pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. Thankfully, no one was injured and later on the suspect was aprehended. This kind of thing just doesn't happen that often here in our small town, so it took us all by surpise. It was unexpect...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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12:13
S5 E12 - The Passion WOD
This week Kylie and I participated in the Passion WOD at CrossFit. 100 double-unders. 800m 95/65# barbell carry. 100 burpees. It was designed to remind us of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It was a hard workout, but moreso becaus...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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14:19
S5 E11 - A Screeching Rock
A had the most horrid sound coming from my car, and after googling the car's symptoms I began to be worried it was going to be a huge fix. Turns out $40 it was something very small, literally. I guess that's the way it goes, usually the things ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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18:33
S5 E10 - Putting Down Roots
We have had an incredible amount of rain from the storms, which is good considering we just planted 150 trees on the farm. That's quite the process - you have to prepare the soil, firmly ground it, and make sure it's oriented properly - pointed...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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11:39
S5 E9 - Alzheimer's & Forgiveness
I recently had a conversation with a friend who helps to run a memory care facility. She told me that while some days are very hard for residents, the blessing of such a difficult disease is that the next day they have no memory of what happene...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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11:15
S5 E8 - Signs of Life
Spring has sprung. What once was lifeless brown and dead is now starting to team with the signs of life. Trees are blossoming, birds are singing, and my spirit could not be more thrilled about it. Nature teaches us about the nature...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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15:52
S5 E7 - Your Remaining Balance of Time
My son turned 5 years old today, and it seems like the last five years have just flown by. Life has a funny way of passing us by. A good friend reminded me last night that time is the only currentcy we spend without knowing our remaining balanc...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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16:20
S5 E6 - Overnight Infections & Watching Ice Melt
Our youngest has another double ear infection, and it came on fast. There was no warning, and suddenly she was miserable. As I held her tonight, I sat and watched my ice melt in my glass - it was slow, and it was subtle. What a contrast. <...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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18:28
S5 E5 - Count It All Joy When You Face Various Snowballs
We got a big snow dump again, and the kids wanted to go outside and play in it. This was the best kind of snow, the kind that packs tight so you can make snowballs and snowmen. The kids asked me to teach them how, and I explained you have to ap...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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14:56
S5 E4 - I Don't Even Miss It Anymore
Kylie and I have been doing a healthy living challenge, and at the start it was very tough - especially what felt like a very restrictive diet. But the longer we've done it, the better we've felt. I've started to realize how poor my diet was be...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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16:05
S5 E3 - Be A Bee
Bee's a pretty incredible. The female honeybee is capable of stinging a predator or what she considers dangerous, but not to protect herself - to protect the colony. Her act is self-sacrificing and selfless. She lays down her life for others.&n...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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13:52
S5 E2 - A Time To Die
My grandmother a few days ago was put on hospice care, and I called to tell her goodbye just the other night. In Christ, we don't grieve as those who have no hope. She has fought the good fight, she has finished the race, she's kept the faith.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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19:26
S5 E1 - More Than A Table
I noticed a table at our local Chick-Fil-A I had never noticed before. It said the following, "This table was built by artisans from A Better Way Ministries. The materials used were salvaged from unwanted and abandoned homes. The hands that bui...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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17:17
S4 E31 - A Discliplined, Daily, Lifelong Choice
Happy New Year Everyone! Are you ready to change? If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you. Make the right choice. Being a disciple isn't a New Year resolution. It is a discliplined choice that you make all year long for th...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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21:46
S4 E30 - Just Playing With The Box
It happens every year with young children. You get them the things on their wishlist for Christmas, but then later on Christmas morning, you find them not playing with the gift - but the box it came in. We are not unlike children. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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11:01
S4 E29 - Treasure These Moments In Your Heart
Having three young children, especially around the Holidays, can be very chaoitic. But while that's true, I need to remember how quickly this stage flies by - and how much I will miss it. I only get one chance to impact my children, how will I ...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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12:15
S4 E28 - The Richest Man In Town
"It's A Wonderful Life" is my alltime favorite Christmas movie, and among my favorite movies period. The story climaxes with two expressions concerning George Baily - one a note written by his guardian angel Clarence, "No man is a failure who h...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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18:13
S4 E27 - Stop Pouring Oatmilk On Jesus
I recently started drinking Mushroom Coffee, and it is as bad as you can imagine. It's hard to swallow. I thought about just quiting, but I decided to try and doctor it up with oatmilk and honey and found that is much more enjoyable. I don't ta...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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13:55
S4 E26 - Aspire To Be Humble
I was at Starbucks the other day when this lady came in wearing a shirt that made me do a double take. It said, "Not aspiring to be humble." Wow...it's one thing to be proud out of ignorance. It's another to be proud by choice. Wit...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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9:45
S4 E25 - What Lies Beneath the Couch
Have you ever cleaned underneath your couch? You never know what you might find under there. On the surface your sofa looks clean, but when you dig a little deeper and pull it back - there are all kinds of things hiding beneath the surface.&nbs...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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10:31
S4 E24 - The Church Needs Reading Buddies
I started a program called "Reading Buddy" with a local elementary student. It turns out, he is a wonderful reader that just lacks confidence. With some encouragement, he has already grown tremendously, but more than that, we have grown close t...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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12:28
S4 E23 - Sometimes the Worst Brings Out the Best
Hurricanes have devastated Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee. You absolutely hate to see the destruction and hardship caused to others by these storms. Our prayers go out to all those suffering. But even in the midst of so muc...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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9:00
S4 E22 - We Need Some Perspective
Hurricane Helene came through and did some damage to our area, but absolutely nothing compared to other areas of the country. At first, our kids were pretty upset about no power and no tv/internet. But once they learned that that other people w...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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11:12
S4 E21 - God Doesn't Get Overstimulated
When you become a parent, it's easy to get overstimulated by the end of the day. Constantly being asked questions, touched, etc. Same goes for teachers, btw. I saw a video where a kindergarten teacher was asked a question or had her name said b...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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12:00
S4 E20 - Pride, Sickness & Sin
This past week, everyone in my family came down with Covid one by one. Everyone, that is, except me. We seemed to be on the upswing, and I prided myself in thinking I had some kind of super immune system to not get sick. I spoke a little too so...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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11:23