The UNPACKIN' it Podcast With Bryce Johnson

Bryce interviews current Wichita State men's basketball coach Paul Mills. They unpack Coach Mills' second season with the Shockers, handling pressure as a basketball coach, the state of college basketball, the importance of reading Scripture, and how to steward our calling.Mills spent 14 years as a Baylor assistant under Scott Drew, and then took his first head coaching job at Oral Roberts, turning the Golden Eagles from Summit League bottom-dwellers to undefeated champions over a six-year span (2017-23) with NCAA tournament bids in two of the last three years. In 2021, Mills became the second coach to guide a No. 15 seed to Sweet 16, upsetting Ohio State and Florida in the first two rounds before losing a heartbreaker to Arkansas in the South Regional Semifinal.He is a husband and father of two daughters and received his Master’s Degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2020.To support UNPACKIN' it's upcoming golf tournament, please CLICK HERE.Subscribe to the UNPACKIN' it Podcast, the Fantasy Football Fellowship Podcast, and the UNPACK' it Minute Podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

In this special episode, Bryce Johnson interviews Coach Joe Kennedy, whose movie, Average Joe, was recently released and inspired by his real life.Coach Joe Kennedy, an eighteen-year Marine veteran, was an assistant coach for the Bremerton High School (BHS) varsity football team. Before he even coached his first game, the Marine-turned-football coach committed to God that he would give thanks after each game for what the players had accomplished and the opportunity to be part of their lives through football. This was met with disapproval from his school district and became a lengthy court battle.On June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coach Kennedy and his First Amendment right. On March 8, 2023, Coach Kennedy was officially reinstated as an assistant coach and returned to the field for one game on September 1, 2023, before resigning. Joe and his wife, Denise, are parents of four children and reside in Pensacola. His memoir, Average Joe, is available wherever books are sold, and he currently speaks across the country, promoting freedom of speech.Connect with him online at https://coachjoekennedy.com/.FILM’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:Website: https://averagejoemovie.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AverageJoeMovie/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/averagejoemovie/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@averagejoemovieX (formerly Twitter) - http://www.twitter.com/averagejoe_filmYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AverageJoeTheMovieTo support UNPACKIN' it's upcoming golf tournament, please CLICK HERE.Subscribe to the UNPACKIN' it Podcast, the Fantasy Football Fellowship Podcast, and the UNPACK' it Minute Podcast wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Josh Livingston unpack yesterday's blowouts and lopsided defeats in the NFL...and discuss how we can be encouraged when we feel overwhelmed and outmatched in life.Today's Questions:1. What biblical truths can help you find strength and encouragement in hardships?2. How can self-reliance lead you to experience more feelings of defeat as you follow Jesus?3. How can you overcome your sins and mistakes to walk forward in God's grace?To support UNPACKIN' it's upcoming golf tournament, please CLICK HERE.Visit pureHOPE's website to learn more about Josh's ministry work.Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Ed Uszynski unpack the rash of injuries across the NFL and consider why they are happening…and how the situation parallels our struggles with temptation and sin.Today's Questions:1. What can we do to avoid specific life challenges and difficulties?2. Why do we experience the trials and tribulations that we do?3. Can we turn to Jesus for grace after we have sinned in a big way or for a long time?Click here for more information on Ed Uszyski and his published works.Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Subscribe to UNPACKIN' it's weekly email devotionals by signing up on our website.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Goins unpack Troy Aikman's enduring competitiveness and how it relates to finding contentment as we follow Jesus.Today's Questions:1. How can the traits that bring us success also be the same traits that lead us to a lack of contentment?2. How do we balance giving our best in all things with being content no matter how things turn out?3. What are some of the underlying roots that can lead us to discontentment?Learn more about Brian Goins and his podcast, Married With Benefits.Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Subscribe to UNPACKIN' it's weekly email devotionals by signing up on our website.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson unpacks how six 0-2 teams got a spark to win their first game of the year…and how we can experience a spiritual spark when we need one.Today's Questions:1. What practical steps can we take to get replenished in our faith life?2. How could our need for a spiritual spark be caused by idolatry?3. How is gratitude an essential component of experiencing a spiritual spark?Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Subscribe to UNPACKIN' it's weekly email devotionals by signing up on our website.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson unpacks how sports envy and jealousy affect sports fans…and how and why we must fight against envy in all areas of our lives.Today's Questions:1. What is often at the root of the envy and jealousy that we experience?2. What other sins do we often fall into when dealing with unresolved envy?3. How do we practically eliminate the envy and jealousy we experience as we follow Jesus?Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Subscribe to UNPACKIN' it's weekly email devotionals by signing up on our website.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.

Bryce Johnson unpacks the patience needed for many of the teams that lost in the NFL…and how we must exercise patience in our lives.Today's Questions:1. How could the impatience we experience be a result of unreasonable expectations?2. Does being patient with others mean that we can never wisely distance ourselves from others? 3. How do we practically go about developing patience in our lives?Sign up to participate in Fantasy Football Fellowship to bring purpose and meaning to your fantasy league.Subscribe to UNPACKIN' it's weekly email devotionals by signing up on our website.Learn more about our sponsor, Upward Sports.