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
246 episodes
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
S4 E19 - Birds, Unity, & the Body of Christ
Mumuration is an amazing spectacle where birds move in what to the naked eye looks like complete unity. They are capable of doing this because of keen senses that allow them to anticipate the movements of the rest of the flock, and they do not ...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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10:05
S4 E18 - Why Did I Do That?
We are creatures of habit aren't we? I found myself mindlessly doing a few things this week that made no sense - but I did them anyways simply because I was in the habit of doing them. It was monotonous - harmless, but clearly old habits die ha...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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10:45
S4 E17 - Bringing God's Children Home
Welcome back after an extended break from the podcast! It is crazy to think that in just a few short weeks our oldest two kids will be going to school for the first time. It's a big change. But bigger ones will come in the future, because it is...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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10:47
S4 E16 - Guest Episode - Daniel Schoenholz
I know I've been gone for quite a while, and I will have an explination soon Lord willing. But in the meantime, my intern for the summer has jumped in to give you some content in the meantime! Welcome to the podcast Daniel Schoenholz.
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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8:57
S4 E15 - If Anyone Is In Christ, They Are A Potato Rock
I took my young intern over to the Forks on Friday to help my uncle Kerry out on his property for just a little while, and in the meantime he got a tour of the land. The tour took us to the creek bed, where we found agate, coral, and my persona...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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10:15
S4 E14 - Simon Says
Our summer intern Daniel was teaching the very young children last night, and they needed to get their wiggles out. So, he decided to start up a brief game of Simon Says in order to accomplish that. The kids enjoyed playing along, trying not to...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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13:38
S4 E13 - The Wasp & The Boot
We were all outside eating when a wasp flew into our sons rainboots that we leave outside. When I went to hose it out and take care of the wasp, I was shocked to be met with not just one wasp but several more as well as a nest. I'm so gla...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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10:15
S4 E12 - The Struggle To Walk, The Joy To Watch
Our youngest, Finley, is 20 months and still not walking. She has struggled a lot, and after seeing an occupational therapist they have confirmed what we were seeing - that she has a prominent left side weakness. So, it's gonna take some work. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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16:08
S4 E11 - Not Everything Is A Competition
I was checking out at CVS Monday and the fellow checking out next to me had his machine in sync with my machine. It felt like a race and we joked about it. In the end I won! Nothing, of course, I won nothing. But I started thinking about how ma...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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13:14
S4 E10 - Who Are Your Friends When You Die?
Our dear friends and family who just moved to the area have two cemeteries on their property. The gravestones are nearly 200 years old, overgrown, neglected, and forgotten. The lives of these folks have long since been forgotten, and it brings ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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11:33
S4 E9 - A Messed-Up Spine & Doing My Homework
Your spine is supposed to have a 35 degree bend at the top and base, but mine is 15 and 12. While going over my x-rays with my chiropractor, I asked him what the plan was. He told me it depends a whole lot more on me than it does on him. If I'm...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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12:12
S4 E8 - Leaving Obstacles In The Road
On my way home from Georgetown, KY the other night, I ran into a bit of trouble...literally. My trip was going off without a hitch, until there was one...literally. Someone had dropped a hitch with a massive drill bit being used as a pin on it ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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12:04
S4 E7 - A Drawing for Jesus
My son went flying past me with a piece of paper he looked proud of. When I asked him what he had there, he said it was a drawing for Jesus that he planned to give to him when he saw him in heaven. Doesn't that just melt your heart? It's not ab...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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14:01
S4 E6 - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a TRAMPOLINE!
We bought our son who just turned 4 a trampoline for his birthday! It wasn't that hard to put together, but it didn't come with anchors. So, we ordered some online. I delayed putting them on because of how busy our week was, thinking I would ju...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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11:10
S4 E5 - Just Watch the Birds
My youngest daughter loves watching the birds, so my inlaws purchased us a clear birdhouse that mounts to our window for her to watch them eat and nest. As the kids waited for a bird to arrive, they asked what would happen if we ran out of seed...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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10:44
S4 E4 - The Sound of Silence
I came home for lunch expecting to hear my children greet me at the door, but had forgotten they were on a play date. So I sat there eaching lunch in silence, which is very rare. You would think I would enjoy it, but actually, I missed them. Su...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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13:01
S4 E3 - Seeing Something for the Thousandth Time for the First Time
I was driving around Danville with a friend who had never been to my little town before when he said, "Danville: quite simply the nicest town." I asked why he said that, and he pointed to the water tower. Friends, I have driven past this tower ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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9:39
S4 E2 - Kids Shows (guest staring Satan)
Children's television programs are not what they used to be more often than not. Rather than promoting what is good and right, imorrality and godlessness are promoted and packaged as something that is "good" in the form of a cartoon. If we're n...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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11:10
S4 E1 - Modify To Your Level
Welcome back after an extended break to the new Season 4 of the Set Your Mind Above Podcast! Over the new year, I started working out again because I really needed to. Actually, I joined CrossFit - and I realized just how out of shape I am. But...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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11:11
S3 E38 - It's My Pleasure
After five years of living without, Danville finally has it's very own free standing Chick-Fil-A! We are so excited and have been already like, 5 times lol. During the grand opening, one of the workers was serving us and when we thanked her she...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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9:27
S3 E37 - Nothing Is Lost If You Know Where It Is
We're back after a delay for a few weeks - and that occured with the passing of my grandmother Jackie Sipe, who we called Gigi. Her funeral was beautiful, and I was thankful to get to be a part of it. After the funeral, one of the women from th...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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11:00
S3 E36 - Bidding On A Bracelet
A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a fundraising event to support the adoption agency Sacred Selections. I had hoped to win a beutiful bracelet for my wife in the silent auction, but I kept getting outbid by someone all night. After a while...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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12:39
S3 E35 - Prepping for the Voyage of Faith
We are getting ready for our road trip to North Carolina for Thanksgiving, and that means making sure the car is ready for the voyage. We're not just going down the road, we're going up into hard mountain roads that twist and turn all the way. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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10:32