80 episodes in… and this one hits different.

Brad dives into Gospel of Luke chapter 5 and unpacks a simple but uncomfortable truth:

You can have Jesus in your boat… and still not be doing what He says.

From empty nets to overflowing boats, this episode is all about what happens when obedience finally kicks in. Because let’s be honest—most of us believe, but hesitate when it’s time to actually trust.

Brad keeps it real:

1. following Jesus doesn’t mean you won’t feel tired
2. going deeper isn’t comfortable
3. and staying shallow is always easier

But the breakthrough?

It’s always on the other side of obedience.

With a powerful story of John Newton and a personal reflection on faith, leadership, and real-life struggle, this episode challenges you to stop coasting and start moving.

Big idea:

Don’t just have Jesus in your life—listen to Him.

If you’ve been stuck, hesitant, or playing it safe, this one’s for you.

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On this week's episode the guys head to the police car and talk, "Car 54, Where are You? Brad opens the show talking about how his son said one of his favorite 90's country songs is now creepy. "Daddy's Hand's" then Jacob ruins "Another on Bites the Dust" for the guys.

Brad wonders if he died would his wife ever hear the final podcast he made just for her, MTD and Brad spiral into a funny bit about how each cast member of the show would meet their demise.

The guys open a new segment where they talk about the movies that were playing while this movie was in the movies. Brad and Jacob both agree "Body Snatchers" is the best.

Jacob says Brad proposes at least 10 times a show that they should do another movie.

They all agree Rosie O'Donnell is miscast in this movie and wonder why this movie has 3 annoying voices in it.

Finally, they do compare MTD to grandpa Munster who is in this movie. You do not want to miss this arresting episode.

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What if the worst moment in your life isn’t the final chapter?

In this Easter episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe reminds us that the resurrection of Jesus didn’t just change history — it changed everything about our future.

Good Friday looked like total defeat. Jesus was beaten, mocked, crucified, and buried. His followers thought the story was over.

But then Sunday happened.

Brad shares the powerful true story of Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who celebrated Easter in a communist prison after being tortured for his faith — proving that resurrection hope can’t be chained, silenced, or taken away.

In just a few minutes, this episode will challenge you to:

• Identify the “Friday” in your life — the place that feels hopeless

• Remember that God still writes Sundays

• Bring resurrection hope to someone who needs it this week

Because the empty tomb means something powerful:

The worst thing is never the last thing when Jesus is involved.

If this episode encouraged you, subscribe, follow, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so more people can hear God’s Word every Monday morning.

Your calling isn’t just what you do — it’s how you live.

In this powerful episode the conversation of marriage continues with our in house counselor Ana Simmons. This time we go into the often-unspoken struggles faced by those suffering silently within their marriage. We expose the emotional and spiritual challenges that come with hidden pain, offering thoughtful insights on how to present these struggles before God with honesty and faith, even in fear and denial. Join us as we discuss practical ways to navigate these difficult circumstances, find hope, and seek healing while honoring both your personal journey and your commitment to your marriage.

And Ana tells a story of a personal friend who visited the afterlife in a near death experience and saw his favorite dog that had passed. Plus a sad baby Opossum update from Nina.

This week on Movie Torture, Brad, Jacob, and MTD set out to review Agent Recon… and accidentally spend most of the episode questioning reality, anatomy, and whether MTD is secretly the Matrix.

The movie itself? Chuck Norris plays a robot… kind of. There’s red ash, magic mana, aliens, and a rule that you can only kill enemies by shooting them in the liver—which immediately sends the guys into a full breakdown because none of them know where the liver is. At one point, the conversation turns into a survival strategy of “just aim somewhere in the torso and hope for the best.”

But the real highlight isn’t the movie—it’s the spirals.

Within minutes, they’ve:

1. Debated uploading MTD’s brain into a cyborg and whether he’d save humanity or just bring a TV remote to a gunfight
2. Planned a full production of Monkey Cop like it’s a legitimate Hollywood contender
3. Argued about who would survive an alien invasion (spoiler: nobody, because they’re all aiming for the wrong organs)
4. Gone deep into Total Gym infomercials and somehow turned it into a Rocky-style training montage between two grown men in an apartment
5. Discussed who’s dying first between Dick Van Dyke and Mel Brooks like it’s a Vegas betting line
6. And briefly turned the episode into an emotional moment about not wanting each other to die… before immediately going back to poop jokes and cyborg dads

Meanwhile, Agent Recon keeps happening in the background—barely. There’s a random daughter subplot nobody asked for, villains that look like the same three guys in different hoodies, and Chuck Norris showing up just long enough to remind everyone this movie technically has a legend in it.

By the end, there’s an explosion, a memory chip, and zero clarity—just like the episode itself.

It’s less of a movie review and more of a chaotic hangout where the movie loses and the tangents win.

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This week on Made Up Movie, Brad Lowe brings what he confidently calls “the greatest idea of his life” (ranking just behind his marriage), and Nikki immediately realizes she’s either witnessing genius… or the beginning of a cinematic crime.

Welcome to the birth of Monkey Cop.

The episode starts normal—talking musicals, Muppets, and whether anyone over 25 should legally be allowed inside Spencer’s—before Brad drops a fully developed, slightly concerning cinematic universe that he’s apparently been building in his head for years.

We’re talking:

1. A chain-smoking, beer-drinking chimp cop
2. A washed-up human partner one write-up away from getting fired
3. A PG-13 movie that somehow includes drugs, bar fights, and monkey hookups
4. A VHS intro featuring a monkey watching edited adult tapes (yes, really)

And that’s just the pitch.

From there, things spiral beautifully.

Brad unveils:

1. A full trilogy (with escalating banana-based subtitles)
2. A spin-off called The Splooge (yes, that’s a real sentence)
3. A cartoon series
4. A prequel origin story
5. Merchandising plans like he’s already met with Disney

Meanwhile, Nikki is trying to keep things grounded by asking reasonable questions like:

“Should this be CGI or a real monkey?”

…and Brad responds with a deep dive into real-life monkey crime documentaries and a former coworker who is now apparently in prison.

Because of course.

They also:

1. Debate casting like this is actually greenlit (Glenn Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Channing Tatum—Monkey Cop is STACKED)
2. Accidentally turn the movie into a mashup of Ted, Superbad, and Miami Vice
3. Create a musical number about cocaine mid-conversation
4. And somehow land on a stalker subplot where Nikki plays a woman obsessed with Monkey Cop’s clothing… and potentially his poop

Yes. That happens.

By the end, no one is entirely sure what just happened—but they are sure of one thing:

Monkey Cop is either movie gold… or the exact reason Hollywood should have stricter rules.

Either way, this episode proves one thing:

You don’t need a real movie to have a better time than most real movies.

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In this episode of Your Weekly Calling, Brad Lowe dives into the tense relationship between David and King Saul in 1 Samuel 18–24 and what it teaches us about leadership, integrity, and trusting God when the person in charge has completely lost perspective.

Saul couldn’t see what God was doing. Jealousy and fear turned him against the very man helping his kingdom succeed. Spears were thrown. Trust was shattered. Yet David refused to become the villain in someone else’s broken leadership story.

Brad also shares a powerful historical moment from Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton that shows how choosing character over revenge can change everything.

If you’ve ever worked under a difficult boss, a controlling leader, or someone who simply refuses to see things God’s way, this episode will challenge you to guard your character, trust God with your future, and remember something powerful:

You may not control your leadership, but you always control your integrity.

Listen in for a quick challenge that could completely reshape how you handle tough leadership this week.

And if this episode encouraged you, make sure to follow the show, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others discover Your Weekly Calling.

Because your calling isn’t just what you do — it’s how you live.

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The Heart Convictions Podcast welcomes The Hopecast Networks own Brad Lowe for an episode about marriage. One of our biggest earthly lessons. Brad and Nina hammer out the hard parts of living for your spouse along with lighthearted joking. Like why are men leaving their beard confetti all over the sink!?!

Nina also announces her new found pet, a baby Opossum, and Brad questions her and the opossum’s longevity.

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