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.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 284
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
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 b…
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, bu…
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…
S3 E34 - Broken Toes & The Body of Christ
Hey! I'm alive! Thanks for being so patient with us - we've had everything from family issues to sickness going on the last few weeks. On top of all of that, while my wife was caring fo…
S3 E33 - An Upside Down Bible
We ordered some new bibles for some of our newest converts, and one of the bibles had a unique issue with it. The entire text had been bound and printed completely upside down. It's unl…
S3 E32 - Anniversaries & Growth
My wife and I celebrated 9 years of marriage yesterday, and I am blown away at how much has changed since the day we said "I Do". We have moved three times, had three children, and work…
S3 E31 - An Air Fryer & Learning Lessons the Hard Way
My son learned a lesson the hard way today. Even though we have often told him not to touch anything on the stove, he reached his hand up into the air fryer that was on the stove and bu…
S3 E30 - Writer's Block. Prayer Block.
Today I really struggled - I just didn't know what to write. It's not that I didn't have an idea of what I wanted to say, but I just couldn't say it. We've all struggled with writer's b…
S3 E29 - "Hey Dad, Are You Watching?"
Children want their parents attention. Constantly my kids are asking, "Dad, are you watching?" or, "Dad! Look! See me?" The idea of me watching them does not cause them anxiety but grea…
S3 E28 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...CFA
We have a CFA coming to Danville finally!!! I have passed by nearly every day and while you couldn't tell at all what they were building at first, now it's starting to take on the very …
S3 E27 - There's Two Sides to That Story
At Starbucks today, a former disgruntled worker came up with a clipboard asking me to sign a petition against his former employee. He said that they had broken over 200 labor laws and t…
S3 E26 - Don't Touch That Golf Ball!
I was golfing with some brothers this past weekend when a ball came flying our direction right next to our tee box. Being ingnorant of golf etiquitte as a novice, I leaned over to pick …
S3 E25 - The Year of Free Beef with guest Scott Beyer
I tried to get Scott Beyer on the program last month, but both of our recorded sessions had technical difficulties. Luckily, his essay made it through - and I wanted to share that with …
S3 E24 - Missing What Is Right In Front Of You
We're back after an extended break!
We were in Oregon for almost three weeks, and most of the time we were there, my son Dane he kept saying how much he missed home. Well we finally got…
S3 E23 - Fragile: Please Don't Heave Onto Porch
We had a package delivered last night that was full of breakable things: picture frames, glass soap pumps, etc. The way it was delivered, however, was mind blowing. He came to our front…
S3 E22 - If You're Gonna Take It, You Have To Dish It
I pulled through Starbucks today, and the car in front of me paid for my drink. It was a small, sweet gesture - a random act of kindness. I was asked, "Would I like to pass it on?" Well…
S3 E21 - Magnolia Bloom
4 years ago we planted a little southern magnolia tree in our front yard, and since then it seems like it has done just about nothing but hang on and survive. No blooms. Very little gro…
S3 E20 - Man Up with Jared Bollman
We're back with our third guest interview on the podcast, and this time it is with a cherished friend - Jared Bollman of Beaverton, Oregon. Though he's a Texan at heart, he's holding do…
S3 E19 - Bottomless Coffee. Bottomless Grace.
I love my coffee, and I love my coffee shop - it's where I do most of my study. Depending on how long I'm there my drink order differs; sometimes I order a cortado, sometimes I order a …
S3 E18 - A Lost Little Girl & An Amazing Response
A little 5 year old girl went missing earlier this week in our county. Without hours, hundreds of people showed up to look for her from our community. I was getting ready to go join the…